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The grid operator Southwest Power Pool could achieve “high levels of decarbonization and electrification with minimal rate impacts,” says a study requested by SPP and prepared by The Brattle Group. March 27, 2025 High shares of renewable generation could enable the grid operator Southwest Power Pool to serve its customers with no increase in inflation-adjusted …

Reaching 90% renewables can maintain stable electricity rates, Brattle finds Read More »

A survey from Aurora Solar showed increased interest in rooftop solar and growing concerns about electric grid outages. March 27, 2025 Homeowners increasingly view rooftop solar as a “smart financial move,” said a report from Aurora Solar. This year 76% of respondents said they believe rooftop solar is a good investment, up from 51% of …

Over 75% of surveyed homeowners view solar as a good investment Read More »

With McDonald’s as the offtaker for the 180MWdc of solar energy from the Prairie Ronde project, St. Landry Parish community resources will receive funding for education and community development initiatives. March 26, 2025 Lightsource bp announced the 180 MWdc Prairie Ronde solar power plant in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana is now operational. The project was …

Louisiana solar project goes online with U.S.-made components Read More »

The project’s owner and operator, Onyx Renewables, will monetize the project’s renewable energy credits as part of the Illinois Shines program. March 26, 2025 A wastewater treatment facility’s onsite solar project broke ground in Illinois that will provide energy to the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD) wastewater treatment facility. The 2.5 MW onsite project …

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As companies like Firestone Walker Brewing Company, navigating rising energy costs and tight margins, solar power is emerging as a viable solution to stabilize expenses and meet corporate sustainability goals. March 26, 2025 When California-based Firestone Walker Brewing Company approached REC Solar, they had a goal in mind: brew beer with sunshine.   “Brewing is …

Solar provides viable long-term solution for food and beverage companies Read More »

The 3.26 MWdc Camillus Solar project, a community solar project that has yet to begin construction, will be located on a closed landfill outside of Syracuse in Camillus, New York. SolarBank will be awarded $1 million in incentives for a community solar project located on a closed landfill. The incentives were awarded by the New …

SolarBank awarded $1 million in state incentives for New York landfill solar project Read More »

When CMI Plastics customers called on the small family-owned business to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, the company listened. CMI turned first to The Megawatt Group, a solar module distributor that recommended Pisgah Energy, an Asheville, North Carolina solar and energy design, development and construction firm that specializes in commercial, municipal and institutional clients. Pisgah Energy …

Customers motivate North Carolina plastics business to go solar Read More »

Vesper Energy’s Hornet Solar project in the Texas panhandle will soon become operational. The 600 MWac, 745 MWdc project sits on 3,800 acres in Swisher County and interconnects to Oncor Electric’s transmission system in ERCOT. The project is contracted to provide power to a Fortune 100 company and three other offtakers through individual power purchase …

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Aggreko, a UK-based clean energy solution provider, is running its New Orleans service center almost entirely on solar, supporting its goal of powering all its service centers 100% on renewables. Aggreko expects its newly installed rooftop solar panels to provide over 92% of the facility’s power needs, generating 258 kWh of the 279 kWh the …

Clean energy company powers New Orleans service center with rooftop solar Read More »

Certifying the Fresno project for streamlining prevents potential project delays. March 24, 2025 California Gov. Gavin Newsom fast-tracked a 300 MW solar-plus-storage agrivoltaic project with sheep grazing alongside the installation. Fast tracking clean energy projects in California Newsom certified BayWa r.e.’s Cornucopia Hybrid project using SB 7, a bill passed in 2021 that allows the …

Governor Newsom fast tracks agrivoltaic solar-plus-storage project in California Read More »