ACCIONA buys solar + storage on a national scale
The Spanish company has purchased 3 GW of solar projects and 1 GW of solar + storage from developer Tenaska, with all of the projects concentrated in non-traditional solar markets.
Honda signs major Texas solar purchase deal, ENGIE North America acquires Massachusetts solar + storage portfolio: pvMB 9/24/19
Hello everyone and welcome to the pvMB. Today we’ve got ahead of us Complete Solar raising $9 million in funding, Standard Solar acquiring some School District projects, 174 Power Global Acquiring OnForce Solar and more!
The bones of Skeleton Creek are coming together
NextEra has announced a power purchase agreement with Western Farmers Electric Cooperative for a combined 250 MW wind farm, 250 MWac solar farm, and 200 MW / 800 MWh of energy storage in Oklahoma.
Ball Corp. goes 100% renewable in the blink of an eye
Ball Corporation signed power contracts for 161 MW of wind and 227 MW of solar, which will effectively offset the company’s entire North American electricity demand by 2021.
Ten sunniest states added 1.8 GW of small-scale solar
Contractors in California, Arizona and Texas built almost 90% of this capacity. Policy groups in the 10 states aim for fair rates for solar customers, plus community solar. “Snapshot stories” included.
Wind + solar make up more than 20% of generation in 10 states – more on the way
A recent analysis from the U.S. Department of Energy shows the Midwest and Plains States in the lead, but the coasts are on a track to catch up thanks to mandates.
Some sunbelt states are sunny side down on rooftop solar
A new report sheds light on primarily states, primarily in the sunbelt, that dampen (or drown) rooftop solar through bad policies, or none at all.
Oklahoma grows installed solar 31% with 10 MW project
Oklahoma Gas & Electric Co has brought its second solar plant online and sold out the 10 MW-AC community project. The utility is now pondering future growth.
SunPower to build a 10 MW PV plant in… Oklahoma?
This will be the first plant of its size in the state, which has had a negligible solar market to date.
Corporations covet clean-energy choices
A new report by the Retail Industry Leaders Association (RILA) and the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI) indicates businesses want to settle in states with good clean-energy infrastructures.
