200-MW Mississippi solar project to support Knoxville, Tennessee’s renewable energy goals

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) and the Knoxville Utilities Board (KUB) have chosen Origis Energy to develop a 200-MW solar farm in Clay County, Mississippi, to support the Tennessee city’s renewable energy goals. “KUB is delivering…

NYSERDA “Build-Ready” program will turn former mine into 20-MW solar project

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced a lease-option agreement for the first build-ready site in New York State. Under this agreement, the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority will work closely with the host communities and through…

Michigan lawmakers introduce bipartisan community solar legislation

Currently, more than 50% of Michiganders cannot access solar energy due to financial barriers, roof limitations or property ownership. Community solar projects allow renters, low- and moderate-income residents, small businesses, government…

DOE ready to spend $8.25 billion to modernize U.S. transmission grid

The Dept. of Energy today announced the availability of up to $8.25 billion in loans from its Loan Programs Office (LPO) and the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for efforts to expand and improve the nation’s transmission grid —…

Duke combines renewables and REC Solar brands under new Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions name

Duke Energy announced the launch of Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a new commercial brand that unifies products and services offered by several Duke Energy subsidiaries, including Duke Energy Renewables, REC Solar and Duke Energy One,…

Schneider Electric adds microgrid to existing solar array at Connecticut Catholic church campus

Schneider Electric and Citizens Energy Corporation announced the start of construction of their first joint resiliency project to deploy an advanced microgrid to serve four critical facilities on the campus of The Daughters of Mary of the…

LONGi Unveils New Module for Distributed Generation Applications

LONGi, a solar technology company, has launched its Hi-MO 4m (66C) module, designed for distributed generation (DG) applications.  In addition to the 66C option, the company has also…

MSD Secures PPA for Texas Solar Center

MSD, a biopharmaceutical company, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ørsted, a company that develops, constructs and operates solar farms, for energy from the Armadillo…

Contractor’s Corner: Silicon Ranch

What started as being a nice neighbor to a regenerative farm has turned into a whole new way of building and maintaining solar projects for Silicon Ranch. With close to 1 GW of installed projects, the utility-scale solar developer and owner…

Washington state’s Climate Commitment Act advances to Gov. Inslee’s desk

The Climate Commitment Act, SB 5126, was passed by the Washington State Legislature on April 24, the first climate legislation in the country to pave the way to net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2050. The historic and carefully crafted…