Tucson Electric Power (TEP), an electric utility company that serves southern Arizona, has brought its newest and largest solar power system online. The Wilmot Energy Center (WEC), located on 1,130 acres southeast of Tucson International Airport, includes a 100 MW solar array and 30 MW battery energy storage system – each the largest of their […]
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Arizona Public Service Co. (APS), the largest electric utility in Arizona, says it is expanding an existing all-source request for proposals (RFP) for solar resources. The addendum expands the project scope of an RFP issued in December 2020 that was broadly designed to serve APS’s growing customer base with clean, affordable energy. The addendum offers […]
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We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), the largest utilities in WEC Energy Group, say they are proposing to purchase the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center, a planned 465 MW solar and battery storage project in south-central Wisconsin. If approved, the project would be the largest renewable energy project in the state. The Koshkonong Solar Energy […]
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AEP Energy, one of the largest electric energy wholesale and retail suppliers in the U.S., and Global Energy Generation LLC (Doral LLC), a developer of renewable energy projects, have signed a long-term renewable energy purchase agreement for the Mammoth Solar project in Indiana. Mammoth Solar 1, a 480 MW DC solar energy project, is the […]
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Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking proposals from developers for new solar, onshore wind and energy storage projects. The company issues annual requests for proposals (RFPs) to support the goals of the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA) and help the company achieve its goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Dominion Energy says it has […]
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The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is releasing a new tool to increase supply chain transparency and help ensure that all solar components are made ethically throughout the solar value chain. The Solar Supply Chain Traceability Protocol is a set of guidelines designed to help solar companies meet compliance obligations and provide customers with assurances […]
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New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has unveiled a lease-option agreement for the first “Build-Ready” site in New York. Under the agreement, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) will work closely with the host communities and through New York’s Clean Energy Resources and Development Incentive “Build-Ready” Program to repurpose the formerly […]
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Michigan residents and communities would be able to participate in Michigan’s growing solar economy under bipartisan legislation recently introduced by State Reps. Michele Hoitenga, a Republican, and Rachel Hood, a Democrat. House Bills 4715-16 would remove existing policy restrictions to allow for the development of small-scale community solar projects that would enable greater access to […]
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In support of the current administration’s commitment to modernize the nation’s power grid and infrastructure and deliver 100% clean energy to businesses and homeowners by 2035, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is offering up to $8.25 billion in loans from its Loan Programs Office (LPO) and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for efforts […]
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GP JOULE North America, a subsidiary of GP JOULE GmbH that specializes in racking solutions, has broken ground on a 106 MW solar PV portfolio for Concord Pacific, Canada’s largest community builder. GP JOULE says its experience building projects in challenging climates with durable technology that provides a lower cost of energy was a key […]
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Advanced Power, a global developer, owner and asset manager of modern power infrastructure, has successfully closed the financing of Cutlass Solar, a 140 MW DC photovoltaic solar electric generating facility located in Fort Bend County, Texas. Advanced Power, together with its co-investors, ENEOS Corp. and Fuyo General Lease Co. Ltd., are the owners of the […]
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Accela has entered a new partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to launch SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus), a new instant online solar permitting platform for residential solar energy and battery projects. The software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution will be rolled out to 1,500 agencies at launch and made […]
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