Solar balance-of-system (BOS) costs are dropping like a stone, thanks in part to the jobsite efficiency gains brought on by new and developing smart technologies. Indeed, solar EPCs have increasingly adopted new jobsite efficiency technology over the past two years, and the trend is headed upward, suppliers say. These improvementsRead More

Maintaining stormwater quality and erosion control during solar project construction is not only required for regulatory compliance on many projects built across the United States, but performing these tasks effectively can also have positive long-term operational implications. The task is so important, McCarthy Building Companies has an entire position dedicatedRead More

Lightsource bp selected McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for two utility-scale solar farms in Texas: the 163-megawatt Elm Branch Solar Farm located approximately 40 miles south of Dallas in Ennis, Texas, and the 153-megawatt Briar Creek Solar Farm located 60 miles south of Dallas inRead More

Longroad Energy Holdings (Longroad) has announced the signing of the acquisition of Sun Streams 2, 4, and 5, which total approximately 900 megawatts direct current in total solar capacity plus the potential for 1-2 gigawatt hours of battery storage. Longroad also closed the acquisition of Sun Streams 2. Sun StreamsRead More

Lightsource bp has successfully closed on a $380 million financing package and mobilized construction on its Elm Branch and Briar Creek solar projects in Texas, both located about 40 miles south of Dallas. Tax equity financing for the projects was secured from Bank of America. Power contracts secured with energy partnersRead More

According to the SEIA Solar Market Insight Report 2020 Q3, utility PV development has reached a new milestone with more than 50 GWdc now in operation. Further, the report notes that at the current growth rate, that number is likely to reach 100 GWdc by 2023 and exceed 250 GWdcRead More

  Construction is finished and commercial operations have begun on the 192 MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California, says Clearway Energy Group. Rosamond Central is contracted under Power Purchase Agreements with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both Community Choice Aggregators providing a diverse rangeRead More

McCarthy Building Companies’ Renewable Energy and Storage Group completed construction and final commissioning of the 128-megawatt Milford Solar I Project in Beaver County, Utah. The project is situated on 750 acres just north of Milford, Utah. McCarthy’s Renewable Energy and Storage Group served as Engineer, Procure, Construct (EPC) contractor for the project,Read More

McCarthy Building Companies Inc. has begun construction on two solar projects in south Georgia for Silicon Ranch Corporation. The utility-scale solar facilities include the 107-megawatt (MWAC) Snipesville II in Jeff Davis County in southeast Georgia and the 80 MWAC Lancaster Solar in Calhoun County in the southwestern part of theRead More

Lightsource BP has secured a funding package of $285 million for its 300 MW Bighorn Solar Project, and as of October 1, project construction has commenced. Based in Pueblo, Colorado on 1,800 acres land of EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel mill, it will be the largest on-site solar project devoted toRead More