Utility

Carbon reduction orgs identify where solar is needed most

Billy Ludt — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 12:00:06 +0000

Renewable energy sources reduce carbon production when they replace power plants using fossil fuels, but it’s possible for something like a solar array to have a measurably larger impact when built in a region with more carbon emissions and less renewable energy proliferation. Clearloop, a carbon reduction subsidiary of solar developer Silicon Ranch, and WattTime,…

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Trina to unveil 10-MWh ESS to North American market this summer

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:44:16 +0000

Trina Storage Solutions US has released its Elementa 2 Elevate solution to the North American market. The 10-MWh energy storage solution is designed to support grid stability and renewable energy integration. The Elementa 2 product maxes at 4.075 MWh. Trina manufactures its own LFP battery cell, which provides it with transparency and control over its…

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Largest solar project in South Dakota comes online

Billy Ludt — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 15:16:44 +0000

National Grid Renewables started operations at its Wild Springs Solar Project in Pennington County, South Dakota. The largest solar project in South Dakota to date, Wild Springs is a 128-MW solar project located in the Southwest Power Pool (SPP) with a 114 MW power purchase agreement (PPA) with Basin Electric Power Cooperative. “The completion of…

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Nextracker acquires solar foundations manufactuerer Ojjo

Billy Ludt — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 14:48:41 +0000

Nextracker, a global solar tracker and software solutions provider, has acquired Ojjo for approximately $119 million. Ojjo is a U.S.-based renewable energy company specializing in foundation technology and services used in utility-scale ground-mount applications for solar power generation. By merging the services, Nextracker hopes to offer solar EPCs and developers more choices for foundations that…

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GameChange Solar trackers selected for high-wind project site in Florida

Billy Ludt — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 15:38:08 +0000

GameChange Solar, a global supplier of solar tracking solutions for ground-mounted PV plants, is supplying its Genius Tracker single-axis tracker for a project sited in a high-wind area of Florida. This project will be designed to withstand wind speeds of up to 158 mph. GameChange Solar collaborated with wind engineering firm CPP to address the…

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Nextracker opens 2nd solar tracker plant in Las Vegas

Billy Ludt — Tue, 18 Jun 2024 14:49:48 +0000

Nextracker, a global manufacturer of solar trackers and related software solutions, and Unimacts, an industrial manufacturing and supply chain solutions provider, have started a new factory in the Las Vegas area. This is the second dedicated manufacturing line for Nextracker that Unimacts has opened in the last year. The new, 160,000-sq-ft facility in Sloan, Nevada,…

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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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Renewables account for 99% of new electricity connected to U.S. grid in 2024

Kelly Pickerel — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:11:58 +0000

According to the latest data released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), renewables have provided nearly all – 99.2% – new U.S. generating capacity since the beginning of 2024 through April. The SUN DAY Campaign reviewed the data and found that in the first four months of 2024, solar and wind added 7,899 MW…

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PV Hardware supplying trackers for 200-MW Texas solar project

Billy Ludt — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 12:46:50 +0000

PV Hardware USA, a developer of solar trackers, structures and control solutions for utility-scale solar power plants, will supply over 200 MW of its AxoneDuo Infinity solar trackers to Moss for an upcoming solar project in Texas. “We are very pleased to collaborate with Moss on this important project,” said Rodolfo Bitar, VP of business…

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Burns & McDonnell breaks ground on a utility’s first large-scale solar project

Kelsey Misbrener — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 15:31:09 +0000

Burns & McDonnell has broken ground on a new 297-MWDC solar facility for Consumers Energy, the utility’s first large-scale solar project. Scheduled for completion in 2026, the project represents a key part of Consumers Energy’s plan to add 8,000 MW of utility-scale solar power by 2040. Burns & McDonnell is leading the project, using an…

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200-MW New Mexico solar project replaces retired coal plant

Billy Ludt — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:45:15 +0000

Origis Energy and Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association have completed construction and reached commercial operation on Escalante Solar, a 200-MW PV project built on the site of the former 253-MWAC, coal-fired Escalante Station near Grants, New Mexico, which was retired in 2020. “Escalante Solar helps all our members get to 50% clean energy used in…

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National Grid Renewables begins operation of Copperhead solar + storage project

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:30:51 +0000

National Grid Renewables announced the start of commercial operation at its Copperhead Solar and Storage Project located in Falls County, Texas, further expanding the company’s clean energy economic benefits across the Lonestar State. Located in the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) market, Copperhead is a 150-MW solar and 100-MWh storage project that celebrated its…

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Arevia Power signs PPA with NV Energy for $2.3 billion solar + storage project

Kelsey Misbrener — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 19:10:47 +0000

Today, Arevia Power announced the signing of a power purchase agreement with NV Energy for the largest solar energy and battery storage project in Nevada. This groundbreaking project, valued at over $2.3 billion, represents the most significant investment in renewable energy in the state’s history. Expected to be in service by the end of 2027,…

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Two solar projects come online in northern Mississippi

Kelly Pickerel — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 11:58:24 +0000

Two of three planned solar projects in Panola County, Mississippi, are now online. Clearloop, a Silicon Ranch company, this week commissioned the 6.6-MW Panola I Solar Farm and 6.6-MW Panola II Solar Farm in partnership with local power company Tallahatchie Valley Electric Power Association (TVEPA) and local economic development group Panola Partnership. Through Clearloop’s approach…

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Qcells completes construction on Ocotillo Wells solar + storage project in California

Kelly Pickerel — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 13:34:29 +0000

The 50-MW solar, 200-MWh battery storage Ocotillo Wells Solar project is now operational in Borrego Springs, California. The project, built by Qcells, is the largest utility-scale solar project in San Diego County. Renewable energy from the project will be purchased by Meta, one of the world’s largest renewable energy buyers. Since 2020, Meta’s global operations…

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