Distributed Solar Development has acquired a four-project, 7.9 MW community solar portfolio from Oak Leaf Energy Partners. Located in Arapahoe and Adams counties in the greater Denver area, the portfolio is DSD’s first third-party acquisition from a development partner as the company continues to expand its larger asset acquisitions strategy.Read More

Located on the outskirts of Beverly, Mass., in Essex County, the Beverly Community Solar Project was four and a half years in the making. Early challenges included waiting for an open incentive program that would make the project economically viable. In late 2018, Massachusetts introduced its new solar incentive program,Read More

From Energy News Network: Utility lobbying has blocked community solar expansion, but a recent study suggests it’s been effective in part because many policymakers don’t understand the concept and its potential benefits. Community solar programs let groups of investors or subscribers share in the costs of installing and maintaining aRead More

Nelnet, a publicly traded company you might recognize from paying back your student loans, is adding a new business line aimed at community solar developers. Nelnet Renewable Energy will offer comprehensive and scalable subscriber acquisition, management and support services, which are often big headaches in the community solar segment. Nelnet RenewableRead More

Energy Impact Partners (EIP), an investment firm focused on the sustainable energy transition, and NextPower III, an international fund managed by NextEnergy Capital Group (NEC), closed on a deal for a 102-MW portfolio of community solar projects in upstate New York. This portfolio will be developed under the management ofRead More

Despite ongoing macro uncertainties, Nautilus Solar Energy and ReneSola Power successfully completed a deal for a 10.4-MW community solar portfolio in Minnesota. ReneSola Power is the developer. Like previous acquisitions, including the 21-MW purchase in 2019 and the two-13.3 MW acquisitions announced in 2017 and 2018, this portfolio also qualifiedRead More

C2 Energy Capital LLC, a rapidly growing renewable energy investor and developer, completed two community solar projects totaling 5.5 MW in the towns of Johnstown and Caledonia, N.Y. These solar power plants are part of New York’s Community Distributed Generation (CDG) program that allows both residents and commercial businesses in theRead More

The University of Northwestern just made a long-term commitment to support the development and construction of 16 community solar projects in Illinois — about 11.9 megawatts (MW) — via the Clearway Energy Group. That’s the equivalent of taking 2,934 cars off the road each year. “Partnerships like these are a welcomeRead More

North American renewable energy investor Excelsior Energy Capital acquired five more Minnesota ground-mount solar projects from development partner Nokomis Energy this week. The Kingfield Portfolio, located across Southern Minnesota, totals 6.3 MWDC and brings Excelsior’s total portfolio of ground-mount solar projects in Minnesota to 21.6 MWDC, all as part ofRead More

Nexamp, a Boston-based clean energy company and owner/operator of community solar farms across the country, is launching two new philanthropic initiatives to help communities respond to the COVID-19 crisis. Nexamp is working through Feeding America to contribute funds to food banks serving those struggling with the economic impact of COVID-19.Read More