Two ways to improve low-income community solar programs
Vote Solar’s Access & Equity Advisory Committee has released a policy brief outlining key initiatives for more successful solar expansion programs.
Sunrise brief: Indiana utility asks to add 400 MW of solar capacity
Also on the rise: Duke Energy starts work on a 50 MW solar array near Charlotte, a solar+storage project nears completion in Massachusetts, and AC Power targets brownfield sites for New Jersey community solar.
SunShare commissions 5 MW community solar project
The Uncompahgre Community Solar Garden serves subscribers from 13 Colorado counties and 40 cities.
Standard Solar adds 17 projects to its community solar portfolio
Tax equity financing for the 24.6 MW of capacity was secured in a partnership with Crestmark, a division of MetaBank N.A.
Grocery chain Big Y adds community solar to its shopping cart
Under an agreement with Boston-based Nexamp, Big Y is subscribing to 19 solar projects across Massachusetts.
UX Solar eyes 250 MW of distributed solar as it builds its portfolio
Competition was fierce in Xcel Energy’s Colorado community solar RFP, and UX Solar is now building 8 MW of capacity to serve commercial and residential subscribers.
Sunrise brief: SunPower maps 2021 expansion plans, jobs growth
Also on the rise: Pivot Energy completes community solar projects, Enphase deal opens a new market segment, IREC gains from a solar donation, and NREL storage study outlines a four-step adoption process with big implications for the grid.
Entergy Arkansas solar program slated to save $60m for local schools, other customers
“From October to November, our energy bill went down by $2,700,” said Robby Lowe, superintendent of the Junction City School District.
Sunrise brief: Xcel fined $1M over solar interconnection complaints
Also on the rise: Sungrow supplies battery energy storage system to Texas project, and MIT researchers lay out a path for higher rates of EV adoption.
Navisun acquires 4.5 MW community solar project
The Linden Hawk Rise Solar Project is part of New Jersey’s community solar pilot program, and is expected to be completed later this year.
