US renewable energy company Origis Energy has secured $118 million in tax equity financing from RBC Community Investments for the Chalan Solar + Storage project in Kern County, California. The project includes a 65 MW AC solar plant and a 25 MW / 100 MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Origis will build, own, and operate the facility.
It is expected to start commercial operations in Q4 2026. Electricity from the project will be supplied to Pioneer Community Energy under a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA). The not-for-profit community choice electricity provider Pioneer serves customers in Placer and El Dorado counties in California.
Heelstone Renewable Energy, a Qualitas Energy company, has achieved financial close and started construction on 2 solar PV projects in the United States with a combined capacity of 206 MW. The projects include the 104 MW Alligator Creek Solar project in Wheeler County, Georgia, and the 102 MW Murch Solar project in Van Buren County, Michigan.
Both facilities are expected to begin commercial operations by the end of 2026. Electricity generated from the projects will be sold under long-term corporate power purchase agreements (CPPAs) with a US-based hyperscale data center developer.
Financial close for the Alligator Creek project was reached in December 2025, while the Murch project closed in March 2026. The projects secured non-recourse project financing, including debt and tax equity commitments, to support construction and long-term operations. Heelstone stated that this development marks another step in its expansion as an independent power producer (IPP) in the US.
Community solar developer Dimension Energy has secured $650 million in construction and term financing to support a 132 MW portfolio of 25 community solar projects. These projects are spread across Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois. This is the company’s largest financing to-date.
The financing includes $415 million in debt from First Citizens Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, ING Capital, and National Bank of Canada, while Franklin Park Infrastructure provided $235 million in tax equity. The projects are expected to expand access to community solar and provide locally generated electricity to subscribers in multiple US markets, says the management.
PowerBank Corporation, the US-based distributed solar and storage company, has secured over $1.1 million in incentives under the NY-Sun Program of New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA). The company raised the funds for its 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 Community Solar Project. The facility is located on privately-owned brownfield lands in Skaneateles Falls, New York. Once operational, the project will feed electricity into the local power grid.
It will deliver enough clean energy to power close to 895 homes annually. The company also announced that it had received brownfield-specific environmental approvals to operate from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation. PowerBank says the project is expected to qualify for up to an additional $1.6 million in NY-Sun incentives through the Inclusive Community Solar Adder.
Separately, the company has signed a letter of intent with distributed data center developer Nodiac Corp. to explore deploying modular, containerized data centers at its solar and BESS sites across North America. Under the agreement, PowerBank will share information about its solar and storage portfolio for assessment using Nodiac’s platform, with potential projects to be developed on a site-by-site basis. The companies aim to co-locate data centers with renewable energy assets to speed up the deployment of AI computing infrastructure by using existing power connections and generation capacity.
The New York State Department of Public Service has approved the 300 MW Flat Creek Solar project in Montgomery County. The project, developed by Cordelio Power, will be built across about 1,000 acres in the towns of Canajoharie and Root and will use single-axis tracker solar PV panels connected to an existing 345 kV transmission line.
The solar facility is expected to create around 121 full-time construction jobs and provide millions in payments to local municipalities, schools, and the county over the first 20 years of operation, according to the department. It will also offer $1.5 million in utility bill credits for local residents during the first decade under the state’s host community benefit program. The project is scheduled to begin operations in 2029. In a separate approval, the state also permitted the 99 MW Agricola Wind project in Cayuga County.
Pattern Energy Group has completed its acquisition of Cordelio Power, an IPP operating in Canada and the US. This expands its clean energy and transmission infrastructure platform in North America. The deal adds about 1.55 GW of operating and under-construction assets to Pattern Energy, including 16 wind, solar, and energy storage projects across both countries.
Pattern also acquires most of Cordelio’s development pipeline in key US markets and integrates its team. Pattern Energy said the acquisition strengthens its scale, development capabilities, and operational expertise to support the delivery of large clean energy infrastructure projects. Its plan to acquire Cordelio was announced earlier this year in January 2026 (see Pattern Energy To Acquire Cordelio Power In North America Expansion).
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an initiative to investigate companies selling solar panel systems over alleged fraudulent and deceptive practices. As part of the effort, the Attorney General’s office has issued Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs) to several companies, including Freedom Forever, Sunrun, Lone Star Solar Services, and CAM Solar, according to an official statement.
It claims that more than 100 complaints have been filed with the Office of the Attorney General against these companies, along with thousands more posted online.
The investigation is examining potential violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices–Consumer Protection Act, including alleged misrepresentations related to expected electricity bill savings, solar system performance, equipment installation, and company terms and policies. The CIDs require the companies to provide documents on how they track changes in customers’ electricity bills to determine savings, as well as information on warranties, service plans, marketing materials, and contracts.
Paxton said the initiative aims to address alleged deceptive marketing in the solar sector and warned that legal action could follow if violations are confirmed.
