Clean Energy Group awards $1 million for solar + storage in underserved communities
The funds have led to the completion of 30 solar + storage projects in low-income communities, with 63 more on the way.
EPA Superfund solar project built on the site of a former paper mill
The second of a three-phase construction led by CEP Renewables is complete, bringing the total capacity to 16 MW of a 24 MW planned project.
Project enters service in Alabama, nearly doubling the state’s installed solar capacity
Muscle Shoals clocks in at 227 MW, making it the largest solar project in Alabama.
Ohio approves more than 530 MW of solar additions
Three utility-scale projects won approval, contributing a surge of capacity to what has been a busy year for solar in Ohio.
Sunpower agrees to be Toll Brothers’ exclusive California solar provider
The deal will see SunPower Equinox home solar systems installed on Toll Brothers-built houses in California, with expansion to other states a future possibility.
Dominion proposes 1 GW of new Virginia solar + storage by 2023
The utility has proposed 15 new Dominion-owned and 32 new PPA projects, in pursuit of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2045.
Sunrise brief: New York’s latest community solar program is a big one
Also on the rise: PG&E faces another lawsuit over its alleged role in a major California wildfire, B&W takes a stake in a solar contractor, and the newest Tracking the Sun report offers insights into distributed solar deployment.
B&W takes a majority stake in a solar energy contractor
The 150-year-old Ohio-based company has long been a player in the global fossil generation sector, and recently is pivoting toward renewable energy.
Rochester, New York to launch state’s largest solar community choice aggregation program
Rochester Community Power plans to provide 300 million kWh annually to 57,000 Rochester residents and small businesses, with a community solar opt-out program expected to launch in early 2022.
Sunrise brief: Hyundai partners up with Texans on solar energy storage concept
Also on the rise: JinkoSolar’s “very challenging” Q2, Silfab secures an investment, and megawatt-scale solar e-truck charging rolls into California.
