Last week, South Carolina Public Service Commissioner Tom Ervin motioned to accept a proposal that included several suggestions from the various non-utility parties, including the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCEA), regarding successor net metering tariffs.  Dominion’s original proposal was prohibitively expensive for solar customers.Read More

SolRiver Capital LLC, a national solar investment fund, acquired a 45-MW solar portfolio located throughout the Carolinas from Birdseye Renewable Energy, a leading developer of solar energy projects in the Southeastern United States. This is the second acquisition between SolRiver and Birdseye. The first project, located in North Carolina, was successfully completedRead More

Pine Gate Renewables says its Centerfield Solar project in Chesterfield, South Carolina, is now online and supplying 98 MW of renewable energy to the community through its purchase power agreement with Santee Cooper. The electricity generated by Centerfield Solar is enough to power more than 20,000 homes annually and reducesRead More

Pine Gate Renewables and the Arbor Day Foundation announce a new partnership to replant trees impacted as a result of project development. Starting in 2021, Pine Gate will plant two trees for every one that is removed from their sites during new project construction. Through its partnership with the ArborRead More

Contec recently partnered with Pisgah Energy and Southern Current to design, develop and install a roof and ground mounted solar project at their headquarters in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The two systems, totaling 625.5 kilowatts DC, serve as on-site electrical generation for Contec, expanding their efforts to manufacture their goods withRead More

Hecate Energy has ordered 4-MW of the new Horizon L:Tec solar trackers from Ideematec for an upcoming installation. The project, located in Newberry, S.C., will be installed by construction and project management services company, Reach Construction Group. “With their efficiency enhancing design, reliability under extreme conditions, and ultra-quiet operation, Ideematec, Inc’sRead More

Duke Energy says it has reached an agreement with leading solar installers, environmental groups and renewable energy advocates that, if approved by regulators, will create long-term stability for the residential solar industry in South Carolina. The deal will provide options for customers while allowing the company to address increasing electric demandRead More

SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. a self-managed and fully-integrated self-storage company with approximately $1.6 billion of self storage assets under management, completed the first solar PV project as part of a broader company-wide initiative to reduce its carbon footprint and become more energy efficient. The project at Mt. Pleasant wasRead More

Pine Gate Renewables, a national utility-scale solar developer, is bringing 13 mid-size solar farm projects to Greenwood County, S.C. The combined capacity from these sites totals 25.5 megawatts (MW), enough energy to power roughly 4,845 homes annually. These projects will add to Pine Gate’s existing 16 projects in the state.Read More

Sunnova Energy International continues to enter new states, announcing Colorado and New Hampshire last week. Sunnova also announced the expansion of its Sunnova SunSafe solar + battery storage system offering into the state of South Carolina, making the Palmetto State the 16th market where Sunnova now offers SunSafe. “We areRead More