Month: January 2023

Solar Landscape activates Endurance Real Estate Group community solar project in New Jersey

Asbury Park, New Jersey-based Solar Landscape has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) in Year 2 of the Community Solar Energy Pilot Program. The active Delran community solar site, which will generate more than 800,000 kWh of energy in the first year, was …

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Consumers Energy increases distributed generation limit from 2 to 4%

On December 22, 2022, Consumers Energy filed a settlement agreement with the Michigan Public Service Commission (MPSC) in its 2022 rate case. As part of negotiations on the settlement, clean energy advocates Vote Solar, the Ecology Center and the Environmental Law and Policy Center obtained greater commitments from Consumers to renewable power and to equity …

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SolarEdge acquires monitoring platform for global C&I customers

SolarEdge announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the entire share capital of Hark Systems Ltd. Founded in 2016 and based in Leeds, UK, Hark offers a highly flexible Software as a Service (SaaS) Internet of Things (IoT) platform that allows enterprises and asset operators to connect, analyze and optimize industrial …

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Alliant Energy’s North Rock Solar Project now operational in southern Wisconsin community  

The rural community of Fulton in Rock County, Wisconsin, is the latest to benefit from the recent surge in solar development across the state. Alliant Energy’s newly completed 50 MW North Rock Solar Project marks a major milestone for the company and the customers it serves. Over the life of the solar facility, the town …

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100% renewable energy is now the default for members of one California CCA

MCE’s Deep Green 100% renewable energy has become the default electricity service in Contra Costa, Marin, Napa and Solano counties. Homes and businesses starting new electric service will automatically start with 100% renewable energy, with the freedom to choose from several other options from MCE or PG&E. The move to make 100% renewable the default …

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Michigan utility doubles distributed generation cap

Consumers Energy files a settlement agreement to raise its cap on distributed solar generation from 2% to 4%, bumping up one of the nation’s most restrictive rules. The settlement includes other clean energy and equity provisions. January 3, 2023 Consumers Energy, an investor-owned utility serving over 6 million customers in Michigan, filed a settlement agreement …

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Solar Alliance completes 1st solar projects in New York

Solar Alliance Energy, a commercial and utility solar contractor, has completed the construction and reached operations on its first two solar projects in New York. Solar Alliance’s VC1 solar project in New York VC1, a 298-kW project located in Cazenovia, and US1, a 389-kW project in Union Springs, have both received permission to operate and …

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Luminia closes out 2022 with $2.5 billion in solar financing requests

With a 600 MW+ project pipeline, active development includes community solar and other projects primarily across the Northeast.  January 3, 2023 San Diego, California-based Luminia, a financier of community solar and other sustainability projects, reports that it closed 2022 with over $2.5 billion in commercial solar financing requests across the U.S., representing close to 200 …

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Solar Alliance completes 687 kW distributed generation projects in New York

The Canadian developer is targeting additional ownership opportunities in 2023 combined with growing revenue from installation division. January 3, 2023 Solar Alliance Energy, a Toronto-based project developer, rang in the new year with the completion of its first two New York solar projects.  Centrally located in Union Springs and Cazenovia, New York, the 398 kW …

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