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Madison G&E brings 20 MW of solar to Wisconsin, joins bid to own state’s largest project

The 20 MW O’Brien Solar Fields are helping local governments and businesses meet their renewable energy goals, as MGE turns its focus towards a proposed 300 MW solar project with a 165 MW battery.

Texas laws aim to better protect the state’s power grid from extreme weather events

The legislation was sparked by a mid-February winter storm that lasted for days and crippled much of the state’s electric power grid.

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Hecate Energy plans a $500 million, 500 MW solar project in New York State

The proposed project would interconnect on-site to a 345kV transmission line to deliver power to the New York State electricity grid. If approved, the project could enter service in late 2023.

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People on the move: Leeward Renewable Energy, Maxeon Solar, Quest Renewables, and more

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.

Solar for manufactured homes: the next frontier for energy equity

Manufactured households represent an often-overlooked portion of low- and middle-income solar access equity, one that presents its own unique challenges and opportunities on both the individual and community level.

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Sunrise brief: NV Energy plans to replace a coal plant with 600 MW of solar and 480 MW of storage

Also on the rise: Tesla’s solar roof factory in Buffalo: more EV and less roof? DOE outlines policies to create a domestic battery supply chain, FPL hits a solar milestone, and Connecticut moves closer to setting an energy storage goal.

First Solar to add 3.3 GW of capacity in a new $680 million Ohio factory

The 1.8 million-square-foot facility is projected to create 500 jobs and produce an enhanced thin film PV module for the utility-scale solar market in the U.S.

Texas remains a solar and storage hotspot, but transmission gaps could hamper growth

Data from ERCOT shows that more than 6,147 MW of solar and 1,506 MW of battery storage are in line to enter service in 2021. Transmission constraints could dampen future growth.

Li-Cycle announces partnership with Renewance, first western ‘Spoke’ plant

The two companies will work together to deliver a safe, sustainable, and cost-effective lithium-ion battery recycling solution for end-of-life energy storage systems.

TVA releases RFP for 200 MW of new solar + storage and retrofits

The projects will be used for the entity’s Green Invest program, which helps large-scale energy buyers meet their renewable needs.

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