North America PV News Snippets
SunPower, UCI, Schneider Electric, SCE, KB Home Creating ‘Blueprint’ For New Home Communities & More From Aspen, Primergy, Westbridge
SunPower and partners working on solar powered microgrid home communities; Aspen secures $350 million from Carlyle; Primergy announces 155 MW AC solar project; Westbridge adds 300 MW solar & 200 MW storage project to portfolio in Alberta.
North America PV News Snippets
BASF Signs VPPAs For 250 MW Renewable Energy In US & More From Revolve, EDPR, MNS, TurningPoint Energy
BASF enters VPPAs for 250 MW RE; Revolve’s 250 MW solar & storage project moves for further processing with BLM approval; EDPR has secured PPA for 200 MW AC PV; MNS to move ahead with 4.86 MW community solar plant in Canada; TurningPoint Energy.
US Senate Settles For $369 Billion Clean Energy Investment
With Joe Manchin On Board of Senate Democrats, Joe Biden’s US Solar Manufacturing Plan One Big Step Forward To Take Off
US President Joe Biden finally managed to bring around his namesake Senator Joe Manchin to agree to a $369 billion investment in Energy Security and Climate Change Programs by 2030, while also announcing measures to lower home electricity costs with solar.
Apollo Funds Invests $175 Million In Summit Ridge
US Community Solar Operator Raises $175 Million From Alternative Asset Manager
New York based alternative asset manager Apollo Global Management is investing $175 million in US based owner and operator of community solar assets, Summit Ridge Energy through funds managed by its affiliates.
50 Ground Mounted PV Projects In Barbados
Sol Ecolution & Blue Circle To Co-Develop 30 MW Community Solar Capacity In Barbados
The renewable energy arm of Barbados based petroleum supplier Sol Group, Sol Ecolution has joined hands with local renewables developer Blue Circle Energy Projects to build a distributed portfolio of 30 MW solar capacity in the form of Community Solar Gardens in the island nation.
New York Top US Community Solar Market
New York Installs Over 1 GW Of Community Solar, Progresses Towards Its Goal Of 10 GW By 2030
Governor of New York Kathy Hochul announced that New York has become the top community solar market in the United States with over 1 GW of community solar installed and operational.
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Sol-REIT & Source Renewables Target Disadvantaged Communities For Solar & More From Origis, SolarEdge, QTS
Maxeon Solar secures 400 MW module order from Origis Energy; SolarEdge plans to offer 2 million shares proceeds from which may be used for acquisitions; QTS Realty Trust has entered a 20-year PPA with Georgia Power for 350 MW solar; Sol-REIT & So.
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Meijer Enters 15-Year VPPA For 250 MW Solar Project & More From Primergy, SEIA, DSD Renewables
Duke Energy gets Meijer as offtaker for 250 MW solar project; Primergy selects Kiewit and Terrasun as project partners for Gemini Solar Project; SEIA releases report on community solar siting in US; DSD Renewables secures $200 million from Ares Management.
10 MW Solar & Storage EPC Tender In US
El Paso Electric Invites Solar EPC Companies For Texas Community Solar Program
Texas, US based electricity utility El Paso Electric (EPE) has launched a request for proposal (RFP) round to seek solar EPC companies for 10 MW AC utility scale solar power capacity which may or may not be accompanied by a 3 MW battery energy storage system.
Invenergy & Lafayette Square Launch Reactivate
New Community Solar Energy Platform In US With 3 GW Mandate By 2030 For LMI Communities
North American renewable energy player Invenergy and impact investment platform Lafayette Square have launched a new community solar platform called Reactivate, for low-to-modern (LMI) communities in the US, with a target to develop 3 GW capacity by 2030.
Over 372 MW New Solar Capacity Online In Florida
Sunshine State Of USA Florida Gets Over 372 MW New Solar PV Capacity Online With Florida Power & Light Commissioning 5 Projects On December 31, 2020
US electricity utility Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has completed 5 solar PV projects with 74.5 MW capacity each as part of its FPL SolarTogether community solar program.
100 MW Community Solar Coming Up In Greece
Greeks, Led By Agrinio Union, Show The Way For Community Solar; Pick JinkoSolar Modules For 100 MW Capacity To Be Grid Connected
The 100 MW solar complex being built by 500 families in Greece is now officially a guide for other similar projects to follow suit after it was incorporated in the legal framework, said Balkan Green Energy News.
US Utility Proposes 1.49 GW Community Solar Plan
Florida Power & Light Submits 1.49 GW Community Solar Program Proposal With State Public Service Commission; Plans To Establish 20 Projects Of 74.5 MW Each If Greenlighted
To be developed under FPL’s 30 by 30 solar plan, the US, Florida based utility is awaiting approval from the Florida Public Service Commission to develop 1.49 GW of community solar by 2021.
US States Get Serious About Solar Policies
NC Clean Energy Technology Centre Examines Actions By US States Taken For Distributed Solar Policy In Q3/2018; Out Of 157 Actions Taken, Most Related To Distributed Generation Compensation Rules
The above US map by NCCETC shows policy action on net metering, rate design, and solar ownership taken by various states in Q3/2018.
Rooftop PV Can Save 95% On Delhi Power Bills
CEEW Research With Delhi Discom Yamuna Relase Solar Fact Sheet Proposing Three Utility-Led Business Models To Spur Rooftop Solar In India’s Capital
One of the proposed business models for rooftop solar in the CEEW-BSES Yamuna factsheet is the Solar Partners model where discoms bring together rooftop owners, tender the capacity and sign PPAs with developers.
Flanders Encourages Community Solar
Flemish Region Of Belgium Calls Out To Residents And Private Investors To Help Set Up Large Rooftop Solar Community Projects
Flemish Energy Minister Bart Tommelein informed the Flemish parliament that the region had exceeded its target solar and wind capacity for 2017.
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