460,000 solar panels on their way in the Imperial Valley
Swinerton has begun work on the 200 MW-DC Mount Signal 2, one of a number of massive solar plants in Southern California’s Imperial Valley.
Washington’s largest solar plant comes online
Avista Utilities, Strata Solar and Swinerton Renewables have come together to build a 28 MW-DC single axis tracker facility in Adams County, Washington. The facility will sell its electricity to 61 unique customers.
Danish pension pops $307 million cork on California solar power
Recurrent Energy has sold its 49% stake in two California solar power plants, the 258 MW-DC Tranquillity and the 272 MW-DC Garland Solar plants, to one of Denmark’s largest pension service providers as its first solar investment.
The first big wave of solar and wind in Virginia
Dominion has launched its first 500 MW solicitation under a new state law that super-charges renewable energy procurement.
Origis sweeps up the 2nd-largest solar project in the South
The Miami-based developer and asset owner has acquired First Solar’s GA Solar 4 project, which clocks in at 200 MW-AC as the 2nd-largest solar project in the U.S. South and east of the Mississippi to date.
Wind+solar team push corporate buyers to support transmission
The Wind Solar Alliance has launched with a focus on driving renewable energy by shaping market rules related to utility procurements, and transmission planning. Their first report focuses on corporate renewable procurement, and its influence – and dependence – on transmission policy.
NextEra’s clean energy ambitions just keep getting bigger
The nation’s largest developer of wind and solar added 447 MW of solar and 120 MW of batteries to its backlog, as it delves deeper into energy storage.
Land secured for massive solar farm in Michigan
The project, developed by Ranger solar, would represent a 200% increase in Michigan’s entire installed capacity as a state by the time of its anticipated completion in 2020.
SunCast: Lance Li on drones and solar
In this latest episode of SunCast, host Nico Johnson talks drones, inspection and asset management with Lance Li of Aerospec.
100 MW of desert solar moving from developer to investor
D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments has acquired an under construction 100 MW solar power project being built by First Solar in Kern County, California, which will feature the large-format Series 6 module.
