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Planted Solar’s automated construction platform to be used on projects in Illinois

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:28:58 +0000

Automated construction startup Planted Solar just announced it has signed 11 MW of projects in the Chicago area with project developer Cultivate Power. Planted Solar’s integrated system combines development software, high-density terrain-following arrays and construction robots to help solar developers deliver projects faster. Planted Solar’s platform has just a 2-acre per megawatt footprint that allows…

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Utility-scale may make all the news, but DG solar is incredibly important

Dan Smith, VP of markets, DSD Renewables — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 13:13:27 +0000

The United States reached a milestone in its energy journey last year when, for the first time, solar power accounted for more than half of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the grid. It’s no surprise that the utility-scale segment contributed a majority of the solar capacity with a record 22.5 GW. Nor is it…

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7.5-MW community solar project completed at Washington, D.C., university

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:49:56 +0000

A 7.5-MW solar project was recently completed for The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. The West Campus Solar Array was developed by Standard Solar. Situated in the heart of Washington, D.C., the West Campus Solar Array will be fully operational this summer. Plans had been in the works to turn part of the little-used 40-acre…

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Sunstone Credit to expand solar financing options through DLL partnership

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 30 May 2024 15:47:18 +0000

Commercial solar loan platform Sunstone Credit will work with global asset finance company DLL to provide solar financing solutions throughout the United States. Through this partnership, Sunstone Credit will leverage DLL’s global reach, as well as its customer service and product offering to bring creative new financing solutions to the U.S. commercial solar market. The…

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Verogy completes nearly 6-MW community solar project in Connecticut

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 28 May 2024 19:06:27 +0000

Verogy announced it has completed Connecticut’s largest solar project developed under the state’s Shared Clean Energy Facility (SCEF) program. In addition to being the largest SCEF project completed to date at 5.96 MWDC, Enfield Solar One is also the first SCEF project completed in Eversource’s service area. The SCEF program, governed by the Connecticut Department…

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Opposing interest groups agree on one thing: California’s community solar market is wrecked Still, the unlikely coalition holds out hope for a winning community solar decision.

Kelsey Misbrener — Mon, 20 May 2024 12:01:04 +0000

The debate over rooftop solar through NEM 3.0 in California placed the solar industry at odds with consumer groups and unions, but a different solar policy issue has now united them in a new battle. The state’s community solar program revision brought together consumer groups, union workers and the solar industry to try to make…

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Nautilus partners with TurningPoint Energy on 29.3-MW community solar portfolio

Kelsey Misbrener — Wed, 08 May 2024 11:42:02 +0000

Nautilus Solar Energy, on behalf of its affiliate Nautilus US Power Holdco, and TurningPoint Energy announce their partnership on a 29.3-MW portfolio of community solar projects in Illinois. The portfolio of four community solar projects, located in Kankakee and Livingston counties, is projected to be operational by 2025. This collaboration strengthens the foothold of Nautilus…

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Construction begins on community-owned ‘resilience hub’ in Atlanta

Kelly Pickerel — Mon, 06 May 2024 19:57:02 +0000

Groundswell, in partnership with the Community Church Atlanta, Stryten Energy, InterUrban Solar, the City of Atlanta, the Wells Fargo Foundation, and GM, celebrated the construction launch of one of the first community-owned resilience hubs in the Southeast. The 34.1-kW solar installation at the Community Resilience Hub at the Vicars Community Center at the Community Church Atlanta will utilize…

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Vermont dairy farms find a cash crop in community solar

Billy Ludt — Mon, 06 May 2024 13:46:15 +0000

Vermont is a state known for its rolling green hills spotted with dairy cows. The dairy industry generates over $2.2 billion for Vermont annually, yet, with increasingly thin profit margins, local farmers are looking for ways to compete without losing use of any of their land, moving to greener financial pastures with a community solar…

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Schneider Electric releases 7-ft and 20-ft BESS designs

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 16:05:19 +0000

Schneider Electric has unveiled an energy storage system for grid-scale applications. The company’s Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) is the cornerstone for a fully integrated microgrid solution driven by Schneider Electric’s controls, optimization, and world-renowned digital and field services. Distribution company Graybar is the first channel partner for Schneider Electric’s new BESS, offered as part of…

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Chemitek solar panel cleaning agents confirmed as safe for use on floating PV

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:52:33 +0000

Cleaning solutions company Chemitek Solar has revealed the results of an ecotoxicity study on its Solar Wash Protect (SWP) and Water Softening Agent (WSA) products for use in the cleaning of floating PV (FPV). This new report, conducted by the Portuguese laboratory Centre for Waste Valorization (CVR), assessed and confirmed the safety of the products…

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Ohio to boost residential solar deployment in disadvantaged communities

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 11:30:54 +0000

The Ohio Air Quality Development Authority (OAQDA) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio EPA) announced they will partner to administer a $156 million program to expand the use of renewable solar energy in traditionally underserved Ohio communities. As part of the new program, the agencies will provide grants and low-cost financing for residential and community solar…

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New report offers guidance for developing clean energy projects on former mines and brownfields

Kelly Pickerel — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 13:00:59 +0000

A new report from The Nature Conservancy offers guidance and policy recommendations to address barriers to clean energy development on former mines, industrial sites and other brownfields. The “Mining the Sun” report is timely because a rapid transition to clean energy must occur to meet U.S. net zero goals by 2050, and siting on mines…

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UGE to complete seventh community solar project in NYC with Wildflower this summer

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 18:30:05 +0000

Solar developer UGE and commercial real estate developer Wildflower, both based in New York City, completed their first solar project together in 2019. Now five years into their partnership, their seventh rooftop community solar project together is under construction. For the two mission-driven companies, the partnership is symbiotic. UGE leases rooftop space on Wildflower’s commercial…

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Reducing extreme weather damage risk for solar trackers

Billy Ludt — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:00:57 +0000

As the global temperature continues to rise, so does the severity of weather events occurring annually. Hail, high winds, snow and floods are all risks to ground-mounted solar projects, and companies producing solar trackers are actively addressing how these kinetic racking systems can avoid damage from adverse weather conditions. “We can’t move [our foundations]. We…

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