The California Energy Commission (CEC) is sending the 2022 California Energy Code to the California Building Standards Commission. The rules include a requirement that new California buildings be equipped with solar and storage. They apply to multifamily and nonresidential buildings, such as office buildings, schools, restaurants, apartments and more. This vote builds on California’s landmark […]

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Nexamp is expanding its business focus and its team with the addition of Marc-Alain Behar as vice president of utility-scale solar development. The company’s expansion into utility scale will draw on the company’s current capabilities in project development, land management, design and construction, power marketing and asset management. Behar has been in the energy space […]

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EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project (SRP) have executed a 25-year power purchase agreement for 200 MW at the Randolph Solar Park in Pinal County, Ariz. The development is expected to be operational in 2023. SRP’s investment is part of the utility’s expanded commitment to add 2,025 MW of utility-scale solar resources […]

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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $45 million for projects that will help seamlessly integrate clean energy sources onto the grid. The funding, which also creates a new $25 million consortium, will advance the domestic manufacturing of solar energy and electric grid technologies. “To flip the switch on climate change, we need a […]

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LS Power has formed Rev Renewables LLC as a new subsidiary focused on the development, acquisition and operation of energy storage and renewable projects. With a 2.4 GW portfolio of operating storage, solar and wind projects at launch, Rev’s portfolio includes a California-based battery storage portfolio (615 MW by the end of 2022) that includes […]

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Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) has agreed to a four-year rate settlement that would phase in new rates starting in 2022. The agreement was developed jointly with Florida Office of Public Counsel, Florida Retail Federation, Florida Industrial Power Users Group and Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. It will support continued long-term investments in infrastructure, […]

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Nexamp is expanding its business focus and its team with the addition of Marc-Alain Behar as vice president of utility scale solar development. The company’s expansion into utility scale will draw on the company’s current capabilities in project development, land management, design and construction, power marketing, and asset management. Behar has been in the energy […]

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EDP Renewables SA’s EDP Renewables North America LLC and Salt River Project (SRP) have executed a 25-year power purchase agreement for 200 MW at the Randolph Solar Park in Pinal County, located in Arizona. The solar park is expected to be operational in 2023. SRP’s investment in the Randolph Solar Park is part of the […]

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Broad Reach Power LLC has entered into an agreement with Sungrow Power Supply Co. Ltd. for 1,000 MW of energy storage technology to support the construction and operation of six standalone battery storage projects in Texas. “Broad Reach is committed to investing in and developing energy infrastructure to help support the grid in key markets […]

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Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC’s subsidiary has purchased two utility-scale solar projects from Hecate Energy LLC. The acquisitions of Hecate Energy Albany 1 LLC and Hecate Energy Albany 2 LLC, both 20 MW AC, expand Greenbacker’s reach into New York. Both projects are located in Albany County and come with long-term contracts already in place […]

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Heliene is opening its third North American solar module manufacturing facility at a location in Riviera Beach, Fla. The new facility, which will begin manufacturing operations next month, increases the company’s manufacturing capacity by an additional 100 MW. Heliene is expanding upon its product suite of North America-produced solar modules, which to date have been […]

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LS Power has formed Rev Renewables LLC as a new subsidiary focused on the development, acquisition and operation of energy storage and renewable projects. With a 2.4 GW portfolio of operating storage, solar and wind projects at launch, Rev’s portfolio includes a California-based battery storage portfolio (615 MW by the end of 2022) that includes […]

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