July 20, 2020 at 9:58 am Comments are Disabled
Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) and Origis Energy announced a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for FL Solar 6, a new 50-MW large-scale solar project coupled with 12 MWs of energy storage. The project represents the first utility-scale solar and storage project in the GRU service territory. City Commissioners in Gainesville, Fla.,Read More
June 8, 2020 at 11:18 am Comments are Disabled
Unirac’s SOLARMOUNT PV Mounting system is the first solar racking product to receive a Notice of Acceptance (NOA) for construction in Miami-Dade County, Florida. With its provisions for High Velocity Hurricane Zone (HVHZ) wind conditions, Miami-Dade has the most stringent building code requirements in the United States. The NOA (NOA No.Read More
December 11, 2019 at 10:43 am Comments are Disabled
Sunnova Energy International Inc. made a few announcements to close out 2019: 1) The expansion of its Sunnova SunSafe solar + battery storage system offering into the state of Florida, 2) the addition of a 15-year financing plan for add-on solar battery storage. This new, first of its kind, 15-yearRead More
April 15, 2019 at 9:46 am Comments are Disabled
Led by an expanded solar commitment from Florida Power and Light (FPL), Florida is beginning to live up to its name as the “Sunshine State” according to the Solar in the Southeast 2018 Annual Report from Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), which provides a comprehensive look at the regionRead More
January 4, 2018 at 3:27 pm Comments are Disabled
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Vote Solar are supporting HB 1133, filed in the Florida Legislature this week, that would demonstrate solar and energy storage’s ability to maintain grid resilience during natural disasters and states of emergency. The bill establishes a pilot program in the Florida Keys to installRead More