OYA Solar receives additional investment to accelerate company growth
Proceeds of the expanded investment will be used to accelerate the development and construction of OYA’s 3 GW+ pipeline across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic and to fund acquisitions.
Sunrise brief: Supply chain constraints continue to drive up solar contract prices
Also on the rise: Nitricity’s plasma reactor produces fertilzer with solar energy. Standard Solar acquires community solar project in Maryland. SIRC expects to realize big revenue boost from seven acquisitions. CS Energy deploys trackers in the Northeast, a region not known for tracker deployment.
Standard Solar acquires 2.9 MW community solar project in Maryland
New community solar farm brings Maryland closer to achieving its goal of 50% energy from renewables by 2030.
Sunrise brief: U.S. House Committee questions TVA on “hindering” distributed solar
Also on the rise: Maine utility offers settlement for faulty processes. Yotta and Cal Solar Inc. team up on distributed energy to meet California mandate. Day two of Intersolar/Energy Storage North America. Largest Indiana solar park completed. Virtual power plants offer Texas renters low-cost clean energy. Q Cells and KSI to develop solar and storage projects.
SolarEdge and PearlX partner on virtual power plant to connect renters with solar
The new Texas-based community virtual power plants are planned to offer renters a low-cost clean energy source and the ability to mitigate the impact of blackouts with grid-independent backup power.
OYA Solar closes on tax equity financing for four New York community solar projects
Three of the four projects financed under this agreement are already completed and in service, with the fourth expected to join by the end of Q1 2022.
Washington renewable energy advocates support community solar incentive bill
House Bill 1814 places a focus on expanding the opportunities for low-income residents to realize the benefits of renewable energy through the installation of community solar projects throughout the state.
Sunrise brief: Palmetto captures PV potential of roughly 75% of U.S. rooftops
Also on the rise: Aerial inspection and site data service provider, Heliolytics, acquired by NovaSource. Solar panel recycling firm teams up with Solaris. Investment gets Texas PV developer IndustrialSun ready for launch. Community solar moves forward in Illinois. International team of researchers develop solar-powered hydrogen energy platform.
SunVest New Energy awarded 38 MW of community solar in Illinois
The capacity was awarded under the Illinois Adjustable Block Program, which was approved in September, after months of industry stagnation.
Renewables provide 2.5 GW of new generation capacity per month
Nearly 10 GW of new utility-scale solar were added through the first 10 months of 2021, a record amount of capacity additions over that time period.
