130 MW Alabama solar project secures financing
The Black Bear Solar project will be among the largest in the state once it is completed, and it will deliver electricity to a wholesale power provider for 11 public power utilities in Alabama.
Lockheed Martin to provide flow battery for 103 MW Alberta solar + storage project
The Saddlebrook Solar + Storage Project will be a 102.5 MW installation, paired with 6.5 MW/52 MWh of Lockheed Martin’s GridStar Flow battery technology, and will be the largest flow battery energy storage facility in Alberta.
Prairie Wolf Solar project begins operation in Illinois
National Grid Renewables announced commercial operation of the 200 MW solar project that will contribute millions to local and state economies through tax revenue, landowner income, and job creation.
Colorado utility issues RFP for 250 MW of solar with storage
Platte River Power Authority looking to obtain up to 250 MW of new solar generating capacity and encourages battery energy storage components.
Three solar installations to feed Meta data centers completed in Georgia
The three projects add 287 MW of solar energy to the Peach State, and bring the capacity of projects supporting Meta’s (Facebook) operations to 435 MW.
SolarPro posts $10 million for Texas grid upgrades
The upgrade will connect to projects with a combined capacity of approximately 1 GW.
Solar takes 25% with one hand, gives 31% with the other
WoodMac Renewables & Power lowered their 2022 US solar capacity projection by 7.4 GW, to 22.2 GW, on supply chain pricing challenges. However, they project the Build Back Better bill could add 44 GW of capacity through 2026.
Apex Clean Energy signs 1 GW development deal with Weyerhaeuser
The solar installations are planned to be located on Weyerhaeuser property in the southeastern United States.
Kentucky’s largest solar project to be built on former coal mine
The 200 MW Martin County Solar Project will be constructed on 1,200 acres of the former Martiki coal mine site, and construction is set to employ displaced coal workers.
80 MW solar project set to meet 80% of Salt Lake city’s municipal electric needs
The 80 MW Elektron Solar project is set to provide electricity to three municipal governments, one university, and two ski resorts when it reaches operation in 2023.
