St. John’s Santa Fe college undergoes solar and energy efficiency makeover
Partnering with Ameresco, the college will install solar, electric vehicle charging and comprehensive energy efficiency measures.
Google partners for 500 MW environmental justice-focused distributed solar portfolio
The largest corporate backing of distributed solar in the United States, in partnership with EDP Renewables, will be funded in part through Google’s purchase of renewable energy credits called the ImpactREC.
Sunrise brief: U.S. warehouses can host enough solar to power nearly 20 million homes
Also on the rise: Puerto Rico moves into seventh place for residential solar per capita. Invested in our planet: Financing the clean energy transition. And more.
Con Edison sustainability report highlights 3 GW of renewables deployments
The utility’s 2022 report highlights milestones the New York company is making to procure distributed solar, storage, energy storage resources, EV charging and heat pumps in the coming decade, as it strives to become fully net zero by 2040.
Groundbreaking on solar EV charging carport for Colorado tech park
Namaste Solar is installing the 1.7 MW solar parking canopy for geospatial information systems provider Trimble.
Puerto Rico moves into seventh place for residential solar per capita
Luma Energy supports more than 54,000 customer connections in its 21 months as grid operator.
Hardware giant Lowe’s plans solar on 174 rooftops in three states
Rooftop solar arrays of more than 133 MW are to be completed in partnership with DSD Renewables, Greenskies Clean Focus and Infiniti Energy, helping Lowe’s to reach sustainability goal of 50% renewable energy for its facilities by 2030.
Montana city flips switch on 545 kW municipal solar facility
At a “flip the switch” event held in Missoula this week, officials christened a 545 kW municipal solar project, which Ameresco will maintain under a 25-year solar energy agreement which had zero upfront cost to the municipality, the companies said.
Sunrise brief: Republican debt ceiling bill guts clean energy in Inflation Reduction Act
Also on the rise: Driven by solar, California’s net demand hit zero on Sunday. Tracking the sun on uneven terrain. And more.
Sunergy to go public in $475 million valuation SPAC merger
The Florida-based installer of SunPower and Tesla Powerwall systems announced its intent to combine with ESGEN Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company backed by Energy Spectrum Partners, in a transaction that would result in the combined company becoming a Nasdaq-listed company later this year.
