Morning Brief: Planners reject $40M, 140-MW battery storage project for fire risk, New York adopts net metering alternative
Also in the brief: Minnesota solar installers say they’re waiting too long for Xcel Energy grid connections, lower solar costs lead to new installations in metro Atlanta and financing for two large projects in Texas.
Utility-scale solar roundup: Pennsylvania, Mississippi and Arkansas develop record-size projects
The number of large solar projects is increasing in the U.S. — and pv magazine is keeping track. We’ve rounded up this week’s big news in big solar and included bonus news of a 100 MW battery project.
Anheuser-Busch buys big solar, signs 7th largest corporate renewable deal
The brewer of such fine beverages as Busch Light (no free ads), has signed a power contract with Recurrent Energy for the electricity generated by the 222 MWac Maplewood solar project. The deal will position the brewer to reach its sustainability goals four years sooner than anticipated.
Facebook’s solar fake news, Recurrent secures $50 million and more: pvMB for 4/3/19
Hello and welcome to the slightly-retooled pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at commercial development coming to southern Virginia, Dynapower’s new 500 kW DC-DC converter, the development of PJM and Argonne National Lab’s solar guidelines and everything else you need today.
Recurrent Energy to build at least 1.2 GW of U.S. solar by the end of 2021
The company has six large projects underway in California and Texas and one more pending in Mississippi, but nothing big coming online in 2019.
Solar Frontier Americas moves into the IPP space with Mustang Two acquisition
The U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese thin film PV maker has swooped up the 210 MWdc project in California, as its first move towards owning and operating solar power plants.
Stanford University to become 100% solar powered
Thanks to a power contract with Recurrent Energy, the Cardinal will become the third college in the nation capable of entirely offsetting their electricity usage with solar.
Canadian Solar is putting more steel in the ground
The Chinese-Canadian PV manufacturer is continuing to grow its development activities under subsidiary Recurrent Energy, including some landmark solar and solar plus storage projects.
Entergy to get Mississippi’s largest solar project
Recurrent Energy will construct a massive solar project for the Deep South power giant under a build-transfer agreement.
Community solar+storage is still rock and roll to me
Silicon Valley Clean Energy and Monterey Bay Community have signed 15 year power contracts with Recurrent Energy on a 150 MW-AC + 180 MWh solar+storage plant.
