Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) say the 9 MW solar array at the Dane County Regional Airport is fully operational and delivering energy to MGE’s distribution system. The array will generate enough electricity to provide Dane County with about 40% of the energy used by all county-owned facilities. It […]
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EDF Renewables North America, an independent power producer and service provider, says the Space City Solar Project is progressing with development milestones with the recent signing of the first tranche of 55 MW AC/73 MW DC to BASF through a power purchase agreement. The project’s total capacity is up to 345 MW AC/455 MW DC. Space […]
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APsystems, a global multi-platform MLPE solution provider, has welcomed SMA to its growing network of inverter manufacturers compatible with its APsmart brand of Sunspec standard-compliant photovoltaic rapid shutdown equipment (PVRSE). Solar professionals in the U.S. can now combine the complete range of SunSpec Rapid Shutdown-certified SMA inverters with a reliable APsmart Rapid Shutdown solution. Available […]
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Broad Reach Power, a Houston-based independent power producer (IPP), has acquired a 250 MW wind project and a 250 MW solar project – both located in Montana. “I am looking forward to developing these projects as we continue investing in Montana,” says Daniel Zolnikov, power developer at Broad Reach. “Once completed, these projects will provide […]
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The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), Schneider Electric, General Electric and Smarter Grid Solutions, have received a $2.2 million award to develop a distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) to mitigate potential issues caused by integrating distributed energy resources (DER) with the electric grid. The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) awarded […]
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Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., and the Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business of Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA). Under the terms of the PPA, NIPSCO will purchase 280 MW of the power generated by a CEI-owned […]
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Minnesota Power says its customers are now receiving half of their energy from renewable sources. The achievement highlights the success of Minnesota Power’s EnergyForward strategy to transition to cleaner energy sources while meeting customer expectations for reliable and affordable electricity. The company reached this milestone when the Nobles 2 wind project in southwestern Minnesota came […]
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The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has ended all of Illinois’ renewable energy incentives, effectively dismantling the state’s renewable energy program. The renewable energy program, which launched in late 2017, provided financial incentives to the owners of solar and wind energy systems and was the main driver behind the rapid growth in renewable energy jobs and […]
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Ormat Technologies Inc. has completed the acquisition of a shovel-ready energy storage asset in Upton County, Texas. Ormat acquired the asset from Con Edison Development. Ormat’s wholly owned subsidiary, Viridity Energy Solutions Inc., will design, build, own and operate the 25 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) project. It is co-located with an operational 157 […]
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Con Edison and 174 Power Global have entered an agreement to install the largest battery storage project in New York on an industrial site in Astoria, Queens. The battery will be able to discharge 100 MW of electricity. 174 Power Global, which specializes in renewable energy projects, will build and own the battery system off […]
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) says it is investing up to $45 million in research to advance solar hardware and systems integration – including the creation of a consortium dedicated to developing control technologies for a modernized electric grid. While solar makes up 3% of U.S. electricity, that amount is expected to reach 18% […]
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Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., and the Clean Energy Infrastructure (CEI) business of Capital Dynamics, an independent global private asset management firm, have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA). Under the terms of the PPA, NIPSCO will purchase 280 MW of the power generated by a CEI-owned […]
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