TurningPoint Energy and Nautilus Solar Energy broke ground on the King community solar project in North Smithfield, Rhode Island. The project, originally developed by TurningPoint Energy and now owned by Nautilus, is being constructed by DEPCOM Power as part of the State of Rhode Island’s Community Net Metering Pilot Program.Read More

A coalition of over 40 elected officials, industry organizations, environmental groups, public advocates and electricity ratepayers gathered at the Cradle of Aviation Museum last week to call on the Long Island Power Authority to reverse its recent decision to devalue compensation for community solar by almost 30 percent. The communityRead More

STAG Industrial, a real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties, announced the groundbreaking of its first two rooftop solar systems in Minnesota. The projects will be community solar host sites, powering homes and businesses across the twin cities and surrounding areas. Black BearRead More

CleanChoice Energy is introducing town partnerships for its CleanChoice Community Solar offerings. The company’s first Community Solar Partnership is with the Village of Wappingers Falls, where CleanChoice Energy will serve as the town’s preferred provider of community solar, allowing local residents to realize savings while working toward the town’s sustainability goals.Read More

Standard Solar completed its first community solar project in New York last week. The project was developed by U.S. Light Energy and subscribed by Common Energy. Standard Solar will own and operate the community solar farm. The 7-megawatt (MW), ground-mounted solar project located on 40 acres of land on the Sugar-Hill/Sugar-View FarmRead More

The Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) approved the contracts for the first projects participating in the Illinois Solar for All (ILSFA) program. For the initial 2018-2019 program year, five projects were approved for the Low-Income Community Solar sub-program, providing over $11 million in incentives and over 4,000 kW in system capacity,Read More

The first project under Connecticut’s “Shared Clean Energy Facility Pilot Program” has been energized, according to Ameresco. In conjunction with Clean Energy Collective (CEC), the 2 MW community solar project is located on the grounds of the Bloomfield Board of Education. This initial community solar offering allows the option forRead More

CleanChoice Energy completed construction on a 20-MW portfolio of community solar farms consisting of 15 individual community projects that are open for enrollment by Minnesota residents. The portfolio of fifteen newly complete farms is one of the largest in the nation and is owned and operated by Altus Power America.Read More

CleanChoice Energy and Hartz Solar, a developer, and owner of over 40 MW of solar assets in the Mid-Atlantic, have opened 1.9 megawatts of new community solar for Maryland residents serviced by Baltimore Gas & Electric. The new community solar facility will subscribe more than two hundred residents; allowing peopleRead More

TurningPoint Energy is going to expand its community solar efforts to the state of Maine. The New England team of the renewable energy development company (focused on community solar, utility-solar and battery storage) will start engaging landowners interested in leasing or selling their property for solar development, residential and commercial customersRead More