As part of this year’s Earth Day celebration, National Grid Renewables has signed three solar PPAs for the Noble Project currently under construction in Denton County, Texas. Noble consists of 275 MW of solar and 125 MWh of battery storage. The Home Depot and NRG have both executed individual 100 MW solarRead More

CS Energy and Doosan GridTech have been chosen to design, build and operate a community solar + storage system in New England. This 5.1 MW-PV/2.5 MW hybrid power system would be among the first DC-coupled configurations installed under the Massachusetts SMART and Clean Peak Standard (CPS) program. CS Energy was namedRead More

As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability, Bucknell University has partnered with Encore Renewable Energy of Burlington, Vt, to install a 1.6 peak MW solar array on approximately seven acres of University-owned land beyond Bucknell’s West Athletic Field and Art Barn, near the 12th fairway of Bucknell Golf Club. Encore will provideRead More

The D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments’ (DESRI) 180 MWac Cove Mountain solar projects in Iron County, Utah have begun commercial operation. Cove Mountain and Cove Mountain 2 have long-term PPA’s with PacifiCorp on behalf of Facebook, providing Facebook’s data center operations with new solar resources. Swinerton Renewable Energy constructed the projects. CoveRead More

Kendall County, Ill., officials say its 2.1 MW Solar Farm is fully energized and performing as expected. The Solar Farm is located on a vacant 7.4-acre parcel at the Government Center Complex in Yorkville, IL. The solar farm will generate over 3.3 million kilowatt hours (kWh) per year, and provide power toRead More

The Northern Indiana Public Service Company (NIPSCO) has signed a BTA to bring 200 MW of solar energy to Indiana with the Elliot Solar project. The Elliot Solar project is expected to begin construction in Gibson County, Indiana in summer 2022 and start commercial operations the following summer. Capital Dynamics will constructRead More

The Salvation Army has strengthened its commitment to sustainability with new plans to significantly expand their adoption of solar and energy savings efforts in Nevada and Arizona. The iconic charity has taken a regional approach to cutting its carbon footprint, adding plans for multiple facilities across the Western Territories that will saveRead More

Adapture Renewables has completed a portfolio of 10 solar projects totaling 33 MWdc across the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area. Adapture Renewables acquired the portfolio in early 2019 and successfully brought all of the projects to commercial operation by February 2021. With these projects the company increases its portfolio of solar energyRead More

PECO, Pennsylvania’s largest electric and natural gas utility, is establishing a long-term, solar renewable energy credit procurement program. This will provide a new market for Pennsylvania-based solar alternative energy credits (AECs) and will double the number of solar credits purchased by PECO in 10-year agreements.  Details: Starting April 20, PECORead More

OYA Solar announced that Rensselaer County has subscribed for 7.4 MWdc of clean energy from OYA’s community solar projects in New York State. The county is the first major public sector entity in New York to subscribe to OYA’s community solar portfolio and is expected to save approximately $3 millionRead More