Solar, wind and storage reliably power Texas grid during unexpected coal shutdown
Solar and wind generated 40.2% of the ERCOT grid’s electricity this year through June. When coal plants shut down for unexpected maintenance, solar and wind stepped in, providing about 50% of generation during peak summer demand in the highest electricity consuming state in the union.
Microsoft’s 408 MW Ash Creek solar project in Texas is activated
Primergy Solar announced it reached commercial operations for the project in Hill County, Texas.
Solar developer secures $260 million for 94 MW facility in Kentucky
Recurrent Energy closed project financing for Blue Moon Solar, a solar power plant currently under construction.
Sol Systems secures financing to support 500 MW of clean energy projects
The independent power producer secured a $675 million revolving construction finance facility to help fund solar and storage projects planned in Illinois, Ohio and Texas.
Utility-scale solar project updates: Texas, New Mexico, Wisconsin
Geronimo Power breaks ground on a 250 MW project, OCI Energy sells a 120 MW project and DESRI starts construction on a 150 MW solar, 600 MWh battery project.
U.S. solar projects face development crunch while Canada says “Build, baby, build”
Solar developers prioritize advanced-stage projects in the U.S. due to tightened tax credit deadlines, while projects in Canada are “full speed forward.”
What utility-scale solar project developers should know about One Big Beautiful Bill
Developers will need to navigate expiring tax credits, stricter “safe harbor” rules and foreign content restrictions.
Solar on the upswing in Indiana
Invenergy’s solar project is an example of developers repeat business to a local Indiana community following a successful solar project’s development.
Solar is 77.7% of new capacity added to U.S. grid in 2025
Solar reached 11% of U.S. electric generation capacity, said data through April from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
Minnesota approves one of its largest single-site solar projects
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved two solar projects totaling 475 MW of capacity, one of which is one of the largest single-site solar installations ever approved in the state.
