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

Encore Renewable Energy, Bromley Mountain Ski Resort and Tangent Energy Solutions announced plans to develop and build a 615-kWdc solar project on land owned by Bromley Mountain in Peru, Vermont. The resort has implemented several sustainability initiatives over the last two decades, including energy efficiency upgrades to their buildings andRead More

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (“VPPSA”) and Encore Renewable Energy announced that the Lawrence Brook Solar project is now supplying renewable energy to the electric grid in Morrisville. The new 2.2-MW solar array is sited on property owned by Morrisville resident Jeanette Davis. Previously used for corn silage, the land nowRead More

Encore Renewable Energy and Greenbacker announced a new agreement for the completion of 14 solar projects aggregating to 28 MW of capacity with pollinator-friendly ground cover. This initiative builds on the recently announced partnership and offers a unique opportunity to provide over 200 acres of habitat necessary for increasing theRead More

Solar Builder readers submitted their coolest, most innovative and noteworthy solar projects of the last 12 months, and after combing through another record amount of submissions, we’ve narrowed the field to these 2020 Project of the Year nominees! This year the field is divided into FIVE categories: Residential (single-family, multi-family)Read More

Encore Renewable Energy completed a new rooftop solar array in downtown Burlington, Vt. Encore worked extensively with the Greater Burlington YMCA’s management team and construction contractors to integrate the solar project into the new facility that was constructed on a redeveloped property in downtown Burlington, Vermont. The new rooftop solarRead More

Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy announced that construction has begun on a new solar array along Route 100 in Morrisville, on land currently utilized for corn silage. Encore is evaluating the potential for establishing pollinator-friendly wildflower groundcover to provide support for the bees, butterflies andRead More

All permits required for Encore Renewable Energy to construct a 5-MW solar array on underutilized land in Oakland, Maine, have been approved. The permit was secured working collaboratively and remotely with local officials from the Town of Oakland. Once completed, the new solar array will produce enough clean electricity toRead More

Encore Renewable Energy has brought aboard Doug MacDonald as engineering manager. MacDonald comes to Encore with more than 20 years of experience in renewable energy power systems and will add more in-house engineering expertise to further refine the commercial designs that define Encore’s success to date. Prior to joining Encore,Read More

  Through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC  signed the rights to purchase a 27.7 MWdc, 14 project solar portfolio from Encore Renewable Energy and closed a $4 million equipment loan facility with Encore to support safe harbor efforts ahead of the investment tax credit (ITC) phasedown scheduledRead More