NV Energy and Apple have reached an agreement to build 200 MW of additional solar energy in Nevada by early 2019. The projects will support Apple’s renewable energy needs for its Reno data center. In the coming weeks, NV Energy will file an application with the Public Utilities Commission of NevadaRead More

Charlotte-based solar developer Pine Gate Renewables says it has achieved commercial operation for two 14 MW solar facilities on opposites ends of the country— Darlington Solar in Darlington County, S.C., and Collier Solar in Deschutes County, Ore. The projects, both financed by Pine Gate partners Live Oak Bank and Sol Systems, willRead More

Savannah Distributing partnered with Hannah Solar on a 113 kilowatt (kW) roof-mount system atop their facility this past November, making them the first beverage distributor in the state to “go green” with solar panels. The installation generates an average of 169,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) annually from 342 solar panels —producingRead More

PSEG Solar Source today announced it has acquired two North Carolina solar facilities from BayWa r.e., with a total capacity of 47 MWs-dc, representing a total investment of $74.6 million. The PSEG Cork Oak Solar Energy Center and the PSEG Sunflower Solar Energy Center are under construction and scheduled toRead More

Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation and a leading competitive retail energy supplier, and Mohave Electric Cooperative (Mohave Electric), completed a 13.8-MW (DC) solar generation project in Fort Mohave, Ariz. The ground-mounted solar power system is located across 84 acres and fitted with a single-axis tracking system. “This project offersRead More

Executives from Gulf Power and Coronal Energy, powered by Panasonic, joined officials from Eglin Air Force Base and Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for the installation of the first two solar photovoltaic panels on two large-scale solar projects. The projects at Eglin Air Force Base and NAS Pensacola’s Navy OutlyingRead More

Accardi Foods, one of New England’s largest specialty food distributors based in Medford, Mass., partnered with Solect Energy to install a 446-kW solar array on the roof of its 75,000-sq-ft warehouse and office facility. The solar array is owned by Accardi Foods and is expected to cover much of theRead More

Mitsubishi Electric US, Inc. Ambassador Tom Watson has saved more than $15,000 in electricity costs since installing solar panels on his Hawaiian home in February 2016 and is on track to meet an expected $16,000 in savings in the first year. The pro-golfer installed a 25.4-kW system consisting of 96 MitsubishiRead More

Four solar project partners — Competitive Energy Services, Kenyon Energy, Borrego Solar Systems and AEW Capital Management — developed a collaboration with Brandeis University on a solar energy system that will directly reduce Brandeis’ electricity costs. The system is expected to be operational in spring 2017. Under the program, BrandeisRead More

When developing a utility-scale solar PV project, accurately projecting the site’s power output is crucial. For its 33 MW Kumenan PV project in Japan, Pacifico Energy experimented with publicly available data before seeking a more precise measurement solution. After implementing SRA Systems from Renewable NRG Systems (RNRG), Pacifico Energy increasedRead More