Dominion Energy Issues RFP Seeking Solar, Energy Storage Projects

Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking proposals from developers for new solar, onshore wind and energy storage projects. The company issues annual requests for proposals (RFPs) to support…

FlexGen releases project feasibility reporting app for energy storage developers

Energy storage integrator FlexGen has announced a new service product for developers, independent power producers (IPPs) and asset owners: FlexGen DigitalTwin. FlexGen DigitalTwin produces project feasibility reports (PFR) for energy storage…

Accela integrates NREL’s SolarAPP+ into cloud-based platform for AHJs

Accela, a provider of cloud-based solutions for government applications, announced a new partnership with the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) to launch SolarAPP+ (Solar Automated Permit Processing Plus), a new instant online solar permitting…

West Virginia legalizes solar power purchase agreements

The West Virginia legislature has passed a bill to make it easier for West Virginians to benefit from solar energy. House Bill 3310 enables power purchase agreements (PPAs). PPAs are a widely available method to finance distributed energy…

Two Virginia utilities issue solar RFPs totaling 1,400 MW

Dominion Energy Virginia and Old Dominion Electric Cooperative have both issued RFPs seeking hundreds of megawatts of solar power. Dominion Energy Virginia Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking proposals from developers for new solar, onshore…

Bechtel to construct 140-MW Cutlass Solar project in Texas

Advanced Power has selected Bechtel, an engineering and construction firm, to complete the EPC services for the Cutlass Solar Project in Fort Bend, Texas. The solar PV project will add 140 MWdc to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’…

GAF Energy expands services to allow roofing partners to become full-fledged solar installation companies

Roof-integrated solar solution provider GAF Energy is expanding the level of solar services available to their roofing partners, paving the way for GAF Energy roofing partners to become individual solar companies. GAF Energy services allow…

Maryland Energy Administration awards grant to low-to-moderate income housing developer for residential solar microgrid

The Housing Initiative Partnership (HIP), a green nonprofit affordable housing developer based in Prince George’s County, along with Pepco and Emera Technologies, has been awarded a $200,000 grant from the Maryland Energy Administration…

SunRaise completes one of the first community solar projects in Maine

One of the first Net Energy Billing Community Solar projects in Maine is set to start producing clean energy this month. PowerMarket, an employee-owned leader in community solar management, has partnered with SunRaise, a New England solar…

Ground screws now available with IronRidge ground-mount solar racking

IronRidge, an ESDEC company, has streamlined the process of designing and installing its solar ground mount structures when using ground screws as the foundation. Ground screws on an IronRidge Ground Mount System. In March, IronRidge completed…