Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has acquired a three-project, 17-MW community solar portfolio from Source Renewables, a New York State developer focused on community solar assets. The three projects, one of which includes solar and storage, were developed by Source Renewables from greenfield, and are expected to reach commercial operation nextRead More

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) voted 4-1 on Wednesday to reject Ameren Illinois’ proposed calculation of the number of solar net metering customers in their territory, resulting in the reopening of full retail net metering in their service territory. The decision will allow new solar customers to participate in theRead More

Georgia’s Peachtree Corners is pitching itself as the nation’s “first smart city environment powered by real-world infrastructure and next-generation connectivity,” and that may not be press release hype. This week the city unveiled a solar roadway system that will generate energy for a solar-powered EV charging station located at cityRead More

Array Technologies has entered into an agreement to supply 1 gigawatt of DuraTrack HZ v3 single-axis solar trackers to RP Construction Services, Inc. RPCS provides design-build services for small and medium-sized ground-mounted solar energy projects across the U.S. and is the leading contractor for solar energy projects under 25 megawatts.Read More

Savion and Dominion Energy Virginia have signed a power purchase agreement to receive 75 megawatts of renewable solar power with Wythe County Solar Project, LLC, located in Wythe County in Southwest Virginia. The power purchase agreement is subject to approval from the Virginia State Corporation Commission as part of aRead More

The Phoenix Contact TRIO DC/DC converter connects directly to solar arrays. It converts high-voltage DC from PV strings to 24 V DC, eliminating the costs and hassle of trenching to supply AC power for monitoring, weather stations and other array applications. Specs: TRIO DC/DC converter has a wide DC voltageRead More

In my last article (“Solar is Hardware, Storage is Software”), I addressed how solar and storage, while very complementary, are also very different resources, and that getting the most value from storage will require policies unlike those that drove solar’s remarkable growth. In this piece, I’ll drill deeper into whatRead More

Cypress Creek Renewables completed the sale of two Massachusetts community solar projects totaling 6.35 MW to CarVal Investors. The projects, which are located in Bristol and Franklin counties, are community solar projects that Cypress Creek developed under the state’s Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program. In addition to this sale,Read More

A solar real estate investment fund, SolaREIT, is officially launching with the closing of their first tranche of capital and looks to employ an innovative model with more options to compensate landowners for hosting solar farms. Solar is a land-intensive technology — the National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates that solar panelsRead More

According to Wood Mackenzie and the U.S. Energy Storage Association’s (ESA) latest ’US Energy Storage Monitor’ report, 476 megawatts (MW) of storage were deployed in Q3 2020. This is an increase of 240% over the previous high, set last quarter.  As noted in the research, the new record for storage is not an anomaly but rather a signRead More