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The company announced it served as lead arranger in $50.5 million in financing for Amp Energy’s construction of 34 MW of solar in the state.

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DOE’s ‘Solar Power in Your Community’ provides strategies for local governments to increase equitable access to clean power.

Reactivate will also look to bring small-scale utility solar projects, energy storage, building electrification, and electric vehicle charging infrastructure to underserved communities, creating jobs for disadvantaged and transitioning energy workers along the way.

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.

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.

New community solar farm brings Maryland closer to achieving its goal of 50% energy from renewables by 2030.

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.

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.