Lithion has completed testing and evaluation to acquire UL 9540 certification for its HomeGrid Stack’d Series (9.6 kWh to 38.4 kWh) energy storage solution combined with the Sol-Ark 12k inverter. The UL9540 safety certification allows HomeGrid to expand its offering to more customers across North America. HomeGrid products offer a high-capacity, customizable power solution catered […]

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The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) has approved a power purchase agreement with Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., for the 132 MW DC / 98 MW AC Bayou Galion solar project, located in Morehouse Parish in northeast Louisiana. The project is expected to start construction and begin operation in […]

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Cypress Creek Renewables will be using Raptor Solar, the new analytics and insights platform from Raptor Maps. The software solution standardizes data, analyzes findings and lifts productivity, which will enable Cypress Creek to maximize power output and returns from their extensive 3.9 GW portfolio of over 300 company-owned and third-party-managed sites in 19 states. Raptor […]

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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (GREC), through a wholly owned subsidiary, has purchased three pre-operational, utility-scale solar projects in New York from Hecate Energy LLC. Once completed, the three projects – all located in Greene County, in upstate New York – will deliver 50 MW AC of solar power to consumers in the tri-state area. […]

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The Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia says the area has seen a significant expansion of RPS-certified solar facilities despite challenges stemming from the pandemic and other market fluctuations. Within the compliance year, the commission approved a total of 2,337 new solar energy systems for the RPS program, including 2,077 district systems – […]

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Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) and Cedar Ridge Community Church (CRCC) have completed a 2.5 MW DC community solar project in Montgomery County, Md. TurningPoint Energy developed the project under Maryland’s Community Solar Pilot Program. The array was built on CRCC property and will provide hundreds of subscribed households with lower monthly energy costs. “As a […]

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José Zayas is joining the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) as the organization’s new executive vice president of policy and programs. He will lead ACORE’s policy and programmatic activities, working closely with ACORE’s board, staff and member companies to deploy ACORE’s integrated policy and program agenda. Zayas is a clean energy leader with over […]

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Meyer Burger Technology AG is developing a new module production facility with an additional 400 MW at its Freiberg, Germany site, using space in its logistics center in the immediate proximity of the existing plant. The company is using solar cell capacities from the production site in Thalheim (Bitterfeld-Wolfen) that are initially, on a short-term […]

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, has started construction of the 120 MW Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Idaho. This is the organization’s first utility-scale renewable energy project in the state, and once complete, it will be the largest solar facility in operation in Idaho. Jackpot Solar, which […]

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In a new request for proposals (RFP), Dominion Energy Virginia (DEV) is soliciting proposals for the acquisition of up to 1,200 MW of new solar and onshore wind development assets, as well as approximately 125 MW of energy storage. A separate RFP seeking proposals for power purchase agreements (PPA) will be issued on September 1, […]

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Rivian and Clearloop are partnering to bring online Rivian’s first megawatt of renewable electricity. The Paris Solar Farm – Puryear in Tennessee will be the first installation in Henry County. The project utilizes unique approaches to financing and siting that aim to put renewables on more fossil-fueled grids where they can displace more coal and […]

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Sol Systems LLC has acquired a 37 MW DC solar development project in Morgan County, Ill., from Lightrock Power. Sol Systems acquired the project through an RFP process executed on LevelTen Energy’s Asset Marketplace and it is part of Sol Systems’ growth strategy to scale its Impact + Infrastructure platform across the U.S. “This acquisition […]

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