Installations

The community solar program powers entire communities with renewable power and passes along guaranteed bill savings. But there’s a novel twist to it.

Solar-plus-storage installations are emerging as a major growth factor for the overall market, according to a new report from IHS Markit.

More than 1.3 GW will be built or owned by the utility across Florida and the Carolinas in the coming years, driven by the company’s Competitive Procurement for Renewable Energy program.

Also on the rise: Utilities plan a massive solar + storage project in Wisconsin, Fluence supplies an AI-based trading platform for a BESS, and Avangrid wants a partner for an HVDC line in New York State.

“The major benefit is that we’ll be able to receive power during the noon-to-early-evening window, usually when the energy demand is at its peak,” said an NMSU official.

92.5 MW of solar could be coming to 795 acres in Jefferson County, after state regulators granted a siting certificate to Wild Hill Solar LLC.

Renewable resources accounted for half of the electric power serving Maui County in 2020, a first.

President Biden recently ordered the Interior Department to help boost responsible renewable energy development on public property.

The university claimed the project will be the largest state-owned solar array and will help save $217,000 annually.

The projects include 200 MW slated to enter service in June and 700 MW in early-stage development.