Environmental consumer guide partners with EnergySage to educate consumers on solar energy

The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has announced a partnership with EnergySage to help Americans learn about and save with solar. EWG and EnergySage will focus on educating consumers about the health and environmental benefits of solar…

Recurrent Energy breaks ground on 100-MW Mississippi solar project

Recurrent Energy announced it has commenced construction on the 100-MWAC Sunflower Solar Project located in Sunflower County, Mississippi. Sunflower is one of the first utility-scale solar projects to be constructed under a Build Transfer…

Wind and solar connect 3,779 MW of new power to U.S. grid in first two months of 2021

If it weren’t for a 9-MW natural gas addition and another 5 MW from hydropower, all new electrical generating capacity added in the United States in January and February 2021 came from wind and solar. Nine utility-scale wind farms came…

Tops Friendly Market subscribes to enough community solar to power over 75 stores

Grocery retailer Tops Friendly Market announced it has subscribed to enough Convergent Energy + Power community solar + storage projects in upstate New York to power over 75 stores. “Our ongoing commitment to sustainability is met with…

Crown Battery will buy RECs and eventually source local renewables to take operations 100% green

Lead-acid battery manufacturer Crown Battery will power its manufacturing operations out of Fremont, Ohio, with 100% renewable energy, starting immediately. Crown has signed a contract with AEP Energy to source clean energy through AEP’s…

Anderson Optimization to launch nationwide distribution grid mapping platform

Solar siting and modeling software provider Anderson Optimization announced plans to launch a nationwide distribution grid mapping data solution on June 1, 2021. With the renewable energy industry’s increasing need for distribution grid…

Big Portfolios, Manageable Projects: Community Solar Design & Installation A Top Solar Contractors Roundtable

Join Solar Power World and Top Solar Contractors as we have a roundtable discussion on the best business practices the installation community has adopted for the community solar market. One of the fastest growing solar segments involves the…

Dynamic Energy Solutions tops picture frame distribution center with 894-kW solar array

MCS Industries commissioned an 894-kW roof-mounted solar array with Dynamic Energy Solutions at its distribution center in Easton, Pennsylvania. The system is expected to generate more than 1,000 MWh annually, which would supply about 95%…

SOL Components fixed-tilt mounting used on 213-MW project at former nuclear plant

Ground-mount and carport racking developer SOL Components provided its Ground Fixed Tilt (GFT) mounting system to a 213-MWDC solar project in Sacramento County, California. The solar project sits on the site of the Rancho Seco nuclear power…

50 low- and moderate-income households in Philadelphia have now gone solar through Solarize grant program

The Philadelphia Energy Authority (PEA) announced that solar installations have started for the first 50 households involved with its Solar Savings Grant Program, which is providing rooftop solar projects for low- and moderate-income homeowners. “Fighting the…