Younicos to upgrade Kodiak Island to lithium energy storage
Younicos will build a 3 MW lithium ion battery storage system for the Kodiak Electric Association (KEA) in Alaska with completion expected by August, ready for high wind season. The installation replaces a lead acid array installed in 2012.
Minnesota lawmakers propose 50% renewables by 2030
The aggressive, bipartisan legislation to pursue renewable energy in the state follows an Xcel Energy announcement that it put 32 MW of community solar projects online. These plans for renewables come at the same time a bill makes its way through the legislature that would snuff out Minnesota’s solar incentive.
Lies provoke backlash on Indiana solar bill
Senators on Indiana Senate’s Committee on Utilities blasted colleague Brandt Hershman over the weekend, saying the falsehoods he perpetrated in his testimony in support of SB 309 might have swayed the vote in support of the solar-damaging bill.
Oregon’s largest solar project begins construction
The Gala project in Crook County will utilize SunPower E-Series PV modules and its Oasis power plant solution including tracking technology.
200 MW Garland plant tracks the sun with Array Technologies
Signal Energy’s latest California generating facility stands up to desert’s brutal conditions with robust tracking system.
Sunlight Financial receives $130 million cash infusion
The provider of residential solar loans joins forces with Route 66 Ventures to grow its product portfolio, improve its operations center and expand its partner network.
AES dives deeper into clean energy with SPower acquisition
The Fortune 200 power company has partnered with a Canadian investment firm to acquire the U.S. utility-scale developer and IPP.
Bill could destabilize growing Kentucky solar industry
The sponsor of Senate Bill 214 says he only wants to bring stability to the market and prevent non-existent cost shifts from harming non-solar ratepayers. But critics suggest the bill would kill a growing industry before it can blossom.
Apple installs 17 MW rooftop solar array on Jobs’ dream campus
To celebrate what would have been founder Steve Jobs’ 62 birthday tomorrow, the consumer-electronics giant announced its new headquarters, Apple Park, will be ready to accept employees starting in April. Employees will be able to bask in the electricity produced by one of the largest on-site solar arrays in the world.
Array Technologies to supply trackers for Facebook solar plants in New Mexico
The three 10 MW plants will be built by Affordable Solar, and will help Facebook’s new data center to go 100% renewable.
