EnCap Sells 50% Stake in Broad Reach Power to Apollo Funds

Steve Vavrik Apollo and EnCap Energy Transition Fund I (EETFI) have announced that funds managed by Apollo affiliates have agreed to acquire a 50% stake in Broad Reach Power LLC. The Apollo…

Florida legislature considers ending solar net metering

Legislation filed yesterday in the Florida Legislature aims to end net metering for rooftop solar customers, effectively shutting down this key sector of the state economy and undermining energy freedom for tens of thousands of Floridians. Republican…

To maximize solar performance, start thinking long term

By SPW | November 23, 2021By Greg Shambo, VP of O&M sales, Borrego When solar asset managers open their proverbial pockets to contract with a long-term O&M company, the opportunity to maximize solar plant performance is often doomed…

Renewables made up 87.6% of new electrical generating capacity for first 3 quarters of 2021

Nextracker According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), solar, wind and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S.…

bp, First Solar Sign PV Module Supply Agreement

The 163 MW Elm Branch solar power project in Texas was developed by Lightsource bp and is powered by First Solar Series 6 photovoltaic modules. Lightsource bp and integrated energy company…

Solar Alliance Contracts for Kentucky Solar Project

Myke Clark Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has signed a contract to build a 500 kW solar system in Kentucky. The contract includes an option…

3 ways developers can reduce complexity and risk for projects targeting LMI households

By Sarah Moon, director of community solar originations, DSD Credit: DSD Community solar is projected to reach a record-setting number of installations this year. With more than 70% of the nation unable to access rooftop solar, community…

U.S. Army tests Eaton solar microgrid controller on Texas base

Power management company Eaton, in partnership with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC), Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL), and the Department of Public Works at Fort Hood, Texas, demonstrated a…

West Virginia utilities plan to build 50 MW of solar thanks to new state policy

Mon Power and Potomac Edison, subsidiaries of FirstEnergy, have submitted an application to the Public Service Commission of West Virginia for approval to build five utility-scale solar energy projects throughout the companies’ West Virginia…

Verogy installs 835 kW of solar across Connecticut school district

Solar energy developer Verogy completed solar projects at three city schools in West Haven, Connecticut. The 1,888 panels comprising West Haven’s three projects will produce approximately 969,685 kWh of renewable energy in their first year. Credit:…