Solar surges in Illinois following passage of landmark clean energy law
2022 is on track to be a big year for solar energy in Illinois, with plans to complete more than 8,400 additional solar installations and double its workforce.
CleanCapital acquires 65MW solar portfolio spanning 12 states
The acquisition improves CleanCapital’s position in the rapidly-consolidating market share of the top commercial solar asset owners.
Sunrise brief: The U.S. Army commits to using 100% clean electricity by 2030
Also on the rise: CommonBond enters solar finance market, hoping to lower costs. SunPower sells C&I business. BloombergNEF’s Jenny Chase says solar offers reasons for hope. NREL develops next-generation CSP. Greenbacker adds to solar portfolio. EV charging networks gets a boost. Nautilus grows community solar portfolio. Nature Conservancy releases Site Renewables Right map.
Nautilus Solar’s community solar portfolio continues to grow
Nautilus Solar recently completed a 13MW community solar portfolio in Colorado, and acquired another 16.8MW portfolio in Minnesota.
Sunrise brief: Another anti-circumvention case filed against Southeast Asian countries, said ROTH
Also on the rise: Terrasmart shares vision of its role in transition to renewables. AES using AI-powered bidding software. Excel commits to procuring 2.5GW of solar by 2030. T-Mobile subscribes to 10 Nexamp solar farms. Funding for water-based electrolysis for green hydrogen. ACORE wants to eliminate anti-renewable rule in New England. Job moves at Scout Clean Energy, PosiGen, QOS Energy, and more
T-Mobile, Nexamp partner on community solar
T-Mobile has subscribed to 10 separate Nexamp solar farms representing more than 50MW of total project capacity across Maine, Massachusetts and New York, as the carrier looks to sustain its goal of sourcing 100% of its total electricity use with renewables.
Sunrise brief: The symbiotic nature of solar and metal roofs–exploring common types of mounting systems and their associated risks
Also on the rise: Rondo Energy receives funding to turn solar and wind into thermal energy. Inverter patent infringement settlement. Jackery solar generator for off-grid RVs and camping. Dual-axis trackers in Midwest solar installation.
Novel Energy Solutions and Mechatron Solar partner on 20MW solar tracker project in Midwest
The solar installation will use 515 of Mechatron Solar’s M18KD gearless dual-axis trackers manufactured at its Stockton, California facility.
Sunrise brief: Ford, Sunrun to backup solar homes with the electric F-150 truck when the grid goes down
Also on the rise: Phoenix solar market could be brought back to life. Owners of distributed solar and distributed storage may soon earn money from participating in wholesale markets through an aggregator. Hyperlight licenses design of plastic CSP receiver from NREL. Fire at Vistra’s Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility not caused by battery. Mississippi Power issues RFP seeking 200MW of solar. Cybersecurity specialist offers considerations for renewable power plants. Massachusetts community solar to provide electricity bill credits to low-income subscribers
DSD Renewables acquires 45MW of Massachusetts community solar and storage
The 45MW of solar and 88MWh of battery energy storage will operate under Massachusetts’ SMART and Low Income Community Shared Solar programs, providing electricity bill credits to low-income subscribers
