NextEra Energy Acquires 50% Stake in 2,520 MW Renewables Portfolio

One of NextEra Energy Resources LLC's solar farms in Florida NextEra Energy Partners LP has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources LLC to acquire a 50%…

Renewable Energy Jobs Rise to 12 Million Globally

Renewable energy employment worldwide reached 12 million last year, up from 11.5 million in 2019, according to the eighth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs: Annual Review 2021. The…

UGE deploys eight solar microgrids for NYC resiliency program

UGE International has designed and deployed eight state-of-the-art microgrid systems for New York City communities as part of a post-Hurricane Sandy energy resiliency program. UGE’s microgrids, utilizing next-generation LFP batteries from…

Cypress Creek Renewables Closes Financing on Company’s Largest Solar Project

Cypress Creek Renewables' Dunn Solar Project in Harnett County, N.C. Cypress Creek Renewables has closed financing on Shakes, a 270 MW solar project located in Dimmit County, Texas. The…

CSI Electrical Contractors Picks Up Large California Solar EPC Contract

Another CSI project, Lotus Solar Site, a 70 MW solar field nestled in the almond groves of Madera, Calif. MYR Group Inc., a holding…

Fraser Institute: ‘Extremely Costly’ to Replace Coal-Fired Power with Wind, Solar

Replacing coal-fired power in Canada with renewable energy will impose significant costs on Canada’s economy while only making modest reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, finds a…

Ohio Republicans introduce community solar-enabling legislation

Credit: OYA Solar On October 12, Ohio Reps. Brian Baldridge and Laura Lanese, both Republicans, introduced House Bill 450 to permit community solar in the territories of the electric distribution utilities (EDUs). To date, community solar…

Generac opens manufacturing and distribution facility in South Carolina

Generac Power Systems, a designer and manufacturer of energy technology solutions and other power products, celebrated the grand opening of its newest manufacturing, assembly and distribution operation in Trenton, South Carolina. The new…

Dynamic Energy building high-coverage solar project on New Jersey plant

Folding cartons production company Rondo-Pak has contracted Dynamic Energy to install a solar project that will account for 60% of the power needed at the manufacturer’s New Jersey operations. Credit: Dynamic Energy The rooftop solar array…

FERC ruling on utility wires charge expected to help standalone energy storage grow

Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a final order to approve Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Wholesale Distribution Access Tariff proposal. Following more than two years of negotiation,…