Community solar developer adds project debt for 24.8 MW newly completed projects
Oya Renewables secured $27.1 million in loan commitments from City National Bank and Greenprint Capital for the recently completed construction of 24.8 MW of community solar projects in western and northern New York state.
Sunrise brief: Residential solar quotes average $2.85 per watt
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New Leaf Energy sells 21 MW of community solar projects
Standard Solar acquires New Leaf’s solar project portfolio in New York and Massachusetts.
Lightstar partners with farming conservation group to unlock agrivoltaics
A Boston-based solar developer with 208 MW of active projects is partnering with the American Farmland Trust to preserve rural farmland for agriculture and community solar development co-located on farmland, also known as Agrivoltaics.
Solar grazing methods a centerpiece of inaugural agrivoltaics conference
The first U.S. agrivoltaics conference took place March 14 to 15, 2023 in Rosemont, Illinois, as sheep grazers sat amongst seed vendors and community solar project developers. On the first day of the conference, the Solar Farm Summit recorded 460 attendees, while speaking to pv magazine USA, executive producer Dan French said the number is likely above 500 strong.
Technology toolkit: Solar siting, permitting and land use
pv magazine USA connected with the founders of Transect and Paces AI, both of which provide tools to enable automated permitting, due diligence and siting solutions for the community solar and distributed generation project development market, as well as utility and grid stakeholders.
Sunrise brief: Solar panel imports are picking up after months of detainment gridlock
Also on the rise: Inside transferability, or selling renewable energy tax credits. Polar Racking 19 MW Axsus tracker order for N.Y. community solar portfolio. And more.
Polar Racking receives 19 MW Axsus tracker order for N.Y. community solar portfolio
Polar Racking will supply its terrain-following Axsus series single-axis tracker for the construction of the Camillus Site 1 (6.61 MW), Camillus Site 2 (6.64 MW) and Vernon Site 1 (5.93 MW) community solar projects.
School district reaps $1.5 million in savings over initial term of solar-plus-efficiency upgrades
The Croton-Harmon Union Free School District in New York state reports that it recovered $1.5 million over an initial 18-month term for an energy savings project that integrates a 350 kW rooftop solar array, LED lighting and temperature control upgrades, as well as HVAC system upgrades.
Sunrise brief: Renewable energy institutional investment goes mainstream
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