Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, has placed into commercial operation the 120 MW Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho. This is the organization’s first utility-scale renewable energy project in the state and is the largest solar facility in operation in Idaho. It will provide energy to Idaho […]
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Linea Energy, an independent renewable energy developer and power producer, has secured a significant capital commitment from EnCap Investments L.P., a provider of growth capital to the independent sector of the U.S. energy industry. Linea is a newly formed independent power producer modernizing how clean energy is developed and financed to rapidly increase the speed […]
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Eric Silagy, chairman, president and CEO of Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL), has notified the company of his intention to retire after 20 years with the company, including 11 years leading FPL. Armando Pimentel, who previously served in several senior executive roles with NextEra Energy Inc., will rejoin the company as president and CEO […]
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CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE), an electric distribution cooperative in Colorado, and Invenergy, a developer, owner and operator of sustainable energy solutions, have signed a new wholesale power supply partnership. The partnership will provide CORE with over 1.2 TWh of renewable energy per year, which includes approximately 400 MW of new solar and wind energy projects […]
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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP), on behalf of Copenhagen Infrastructure Fund IV, has sold its 100% ownership interest in the Travers Solar project to a fund managed by Axium Infrastructure. Located about 130 km south of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, Travers has a total capacity of 465 MW AC / 691 MW DC. It is the […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) have released a one-year progress report for the Puerto Rico Grid Resilience and Transition to 100% Renewable (PR100) Study. PR100, which launched in February 2022 with funding from FEMA, is a two-year study designed to help inform infrastructure investments that will provide […]
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Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm and National Climate Advisor Ali Zaidi broke ground for Ten West Link, a new 500 kV high-voltage transmission line that will connect Southern California and central Arizona and deliver clean electricity. The Department of the Interior approved construction of the […]
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Smart home company AMP Smart and solar installer Titanium have finalized their merger and now offer consumers a complete smart home and solar sales and installation solution. Together, AMP and Titanium offer a spectrum of products, including rooftop solar, meter monitoring, smart thermostats, video surveillance, feature-rich smart home panels, automated lights and door locks, and […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) has launched a slate of initiatives to support the deployment of equitable community solar projects and recognized projects exemplifying best practices in community solar. Community solar allows any household to access the benefits of renewable energy, with an emphasis on those that cannot access […]
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In the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Short-Term Energy Outlook, it expects that increased U.S. power generation from new renewables capacity – mostly wind and solar – will reduce generation from both coal-fired and natural gas-fired power plants in 2023 and 2024. With the new solar and wind projects coming online this year, EIA […]
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Cal-Maine Foods Inc., a producer and distributor of fresh shell eggs in the United States, is partnering with Entegrity Energy Partners to install a 4.15 MW DC solar array at the company’s egg production and processing operation in Searcy, Ark. The 28-acre solar array is projected to offset approximately 91% of the facility’s current electrical […]
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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions (DESS) has acquired Pike Solar, a new solar power plant being constructed to serve customers of Colorado Springs Utilities. DESS acquired the solar project from global solar power developer JUWI Inc. Containing more than 414,000 solar panels on about 1,310 acres just outside the city limits of Colorado Springs, Colo., Pike […]
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