IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Atlanta. The 129,400-square-foot PV array consists of a 1,034.9-kW system, built with 4,312 panels. IKEA Atlanta’s program will produce approximately 1,416,502 kWh of clean electricity annually, the equivalent of reducing 977Read More

NRG Energy Inc. and GenOn Energy Inc. announced they have signed a definitive agreement to combine the two companies in a stock-for-stock tax-free transaction, creating the largest competitive generator in the United States with a diverse fleet of approximately 47,000 MW with asset concentrations in the East, Gulf Coast and West andRead More

Today the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) dismissed an appeal submitted by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and the Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association (COSEIA) regarding Xcel Energy’s renewable energy compliance plan. The appeal included two requested changes to Xcel’s 2012-2013 Compliance Plan that would have improved the businessRead More

Community Energy Solar today announced that it has closed financing and commenced construction of its 6-MW Keystone Solar Project in Lancaster County, Pa. Exelon Generation and Community Energy’s retail marketing division committed to buy the output and back the financing for the project, which will supply the highest-quality green electricity —Read More

Real Goods Solar and Gestamp Solar announced plans to construct 4.8 MW of solar power projects in Vermont. Construction on the two solar installations, 2.3 MW in Pownal and 2.5 MW in Williamstown, is slated to begin later this month and the projects are scheduled to complete by the endRead More

Rudolph/Libbe Inc. has designed and built a solar tracker system for the Ohio Air National Guard 180th Fighter Wing in Swanton. The 35-kW solar energy system will use a ground-mounted dual-axis tracker application which will allow the solar panels to tilt and rotate, following the sun to operate at maximumRead More

Veterans Green Jobs, a national nonprofit organization that puts veterans to work in the green economic sector, has partnered with SolarCity, a national leader in clean energy services, to advance training and employment opportunities for military veterans nationwide. Veterans Green Jobs will match interested and qualified veterans to the open positionsRead More

Unirac Inc., has been awarded a contract by Bechtel Power Corporation to supply the ground-mount system for the 110-MW AC Catalina Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Project in Kern County in Southern California. The project is one of the largest PV ground-mount installation in North America, projected to cover 1,100 acres andRead More

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the new solar energy system installed at its Pittsburgh-area store in Robinson Township, Pa. The 86,800-square-foot PV array consists of a 694-kW system, built with 2,884 panels. IKEA Pittsburgh’s program will produce approximately 852,200 kWh of clean electricity annually, theRead More

Northland Power Inc. announced it has completed financing for the first phase of its 130-MW ground-mount program. The six solar projects, totaling 60 MW, are located in various communities in eastern and central Ontario. The financing was provided by Union Bank Canada Branch, Mizuho Corporate Bank Ltd. and CIT Financial Ltd, andRead More