Developers and power plant owners plan to significantly increase utility-scale battery storage capacity in the United States over the next three years, reaching 30 GW by the end of 2025, based on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) latest Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory. Developers and power plant owners report operating and planned capacity additions, […]

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Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), has received approval from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin to purchase solar energy and battery storage from the Darien Solar Energy Center. MGE will own 25 MW of solar energy and 7.5 MW of battery storage from the 250 […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $8 million for six solar energy research projects across six states and the District of Columbia that will provide new economic opportunities for farmers, rural communities and the solar industry. The funding supports agrivoltaics – the co-location of agricultural production and solar energy generation on the same […]

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Borqs Technologies Inc.’s subsidiary, Holu Hou Energy (HHE), has received multiple purchase orders for its HoluPower xP solar energy storage systems for installation at homeowner locations in the greater San Diego area. Whereas in Hawaii HHE works to develop and construct single-family residential projects as an “end to end” provider, the company will target the […]

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iSun Inc., a solar energy and clean mobility infrastructure company, has won a $2.4 million contract to implement solar energy solutions in Wilton, Maine. The new award of 4 MW will add to iSun’s construction-ready portfolio of 16.1 MW of projects in the state. “We are very pleased by our continued growth in the Maine […]

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EDF Renewables North America has entered into an agreement with Luminace, a Brookfield Renewable company, by which Luminace will acquire a 21.6 MW DC portfolio of three community solar projects. The three Maine projects include Overlook Solar in Bristol, Tower Solar in Embden and Green Mile Solar in Woolwich. EDF Renewables developed the projects and […]

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Erthos Inc., an energy technology company focused on utility-scale solar and the creator of Earth Mount Solar PV, has signed an agreement with renewable energy and storage developer Industrial Sun LLC for a new utility-scale solar project in Texas. Erthos has revealed that the project exceeds 100 MW DC. The project has an expected interconnect […]

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In an effort to further its capabilities ahead of scale production and global rollout of its patented Wind-Powered Microgrid, Hover has acquired Shine Development Partners. Shine focuses on the development, financing and asset management of medium- to large- scale commercial solar, energy storage, distributed wind and clean technology projects. “As Hover has grown, our challenges […]

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PCL Construction has launched PCL Solar as a new business targeting the North American and Australian solar markets. The solar operations will include offices in the United States, Canada and Australia. It will be responsible for estimating, design, performance analytics, solar-specific technology, project execution and in-house commissioning. PCL will self-perform 75% of the work on […]

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The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has established the Competitive Solar Incentive (CSI) Program, a new program designed to promote grid-scale solar generation in the state. CSI is a key part of New Jersey’s Successor Solar Incentive initiative (SuSI), which was enacted by the board in 2021, and is expected to significantly increase […]

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Genie Energy Ltd. says its Genie Solar subsidiary has obtained a notice to proceed for its first company-owned project, a 4 MW community solar farm in upstate New York. Construction of the ground-mount project is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2023. Once construction is completed, the start of generation will be contingent […]

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Freepoint Solar LLC and Freepoint Energy Solutions LLC say they have commenced residential and small commercial solar service for customers in Greene County, N.Y., from their 7 MW solar facility in Coxsackie, N.Y., and completed pre-construction development for their 5 MW solar project in Richmond, R.I. The Coxsackie project, which has been developed on a […]

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