Illinois water utility energizes 2.3-MW solar project with native grass bonus

Sol Systems and Illinois American Water, the largest investor-owned water utility in Illinois, cut the ribbon on Illinois American Water’s first solar project located in Champaign County, Illinois. The 2.3-MW project includes bifacial panels,…

SALT Energy installs 58-kW solar array at private Florida community

SALT Energy recently completed a rooftop solar array at the Ocean Reef Club on the northernmost tip of Key Largo in the Florida Keys. Ocean Reef Club is a private club community offering 1,700 waterfront estates, private homes, condominiums…

Summit Ridge Energy completes 1st project in 200-MW Maine community solar portfolio

Summit Ridge Energy completed the first project in its 200-MW Maine community solar portfolio, a 6.3-MWDC array in Hermon that will service 850 households and small businesses across the state. “SRE’s culture of execution relies on financial…

Community solar project will cover New York capped landfill

Guilderland, New York’s Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved a 2.375-MW solar project on a capped landfill in Guilderland Center. Credit: Cipriani Energy Group In August 2019, Guilderland pledged to be a Climate Smart Community,…

Duracell enters residential energy storage market with 14-kWh LFP batteries

Well known alkaline battery producer Duracell is launching a residential energy storage solution through California-based distributor Power Center+. Power Center also distributes the Eguana line of energy storage systems. The Duracell Power…

Native organizations form Indigenized Energy Initiative to bring solar to northern tribes

The organization formerly known as the Covenant Tribal Solar Initiative, a Native-led nonprofit that aims to diminish energy poverty, mitigate climate change and create thriving American Indian communities with solar power, has been relaunched…

Renewables Forward releases diversity playbook for improving company culture

Renewables Forward, a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiative of U.S. renewable and clean energy companies, announced the release of the second in its DEI Playbook series. While the DEI Playbook Part I provides processes and actionable…

IDEEMATEC redesigns single-axis solar tracker for one-in-portrait orientation

A successor to IDEEMATEC’s Horizon safeTrack H4, the Horizon L:TEC offers a “zero loss bifacial, tracker solution.” Originally designed as a two-in-portrait solution, IDEEMATEC is now offering a 1P solution in response to customer demand. IDEEMATEC’s…

Virginia contractor Altenergy will soon be known as Tiger Solar

Altenergy, a national solar contractor with roots in Charlottesville, Virginia, is transitioning to a new name: Tiger Solar. Credit: Tiger Solar The name change follows Altenergy’s acquisition by Tiger Fuel Company. Altenergy, or Tiger…

OpenSolar receives third-party validation of design tool’s accuracy

OpenSolar has announced the findings of independent, third-party assessments that validate the accuracy of its solar design tool. By using OpenSolar’s design tool, solar installers will have full confidence they are providing customers…