solar power
Apex Clean Energy Buys 442.5MW of Solar Projects in VA
The solar capacity is distributed into four projects currently underway across Virginia. Upon completion, the company’s portfolio is anticipated to power approximately 72,000 homes.
Texas’ Largest Energy Storage System Begins Operation
As it captures excess solar power, the lithium-ion structure has a capacity of 10MW/42MWh. That makes it the seventh largest nationally.
Xcel Pledges to Phase Out CO2 Emissions
By 2050, the energy company plans to have reduced its carbon emissions by 100% from 2005 levels, with an interim target of 80 percent by 2030.
Colliers Arranges Land Sale for Solar Farm in Sacramento
The four Sacramento County parcels, about 10 miles east of Sacramento International Airport, received approval in 2010 for a 10-megawatt solar farm.
Tenaska to Develop 2GW of Solar in MISO Market
The local power provider signed an agreement with Capital Dynamics to develop approximately 14 solar projects in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator market.
Juhl Energy, GE Build 1st Solar-Wind Hybrid Project
The hybrid technology is designed to generate power efficiently during peak demand in both summer and winter.
SunPower to Install Solar Parking Canopy for Cabot Corp.
The integrated solar parking canopy project is expected to produce enough electricity to offset approximately 20 percent of the facility’s energy needs thereby reducing Cabot’s grid energy costs.
Duke Energy Issues $1B Green Bond Offering
The bonds will be used to finance renewable energy projects in the Carolinas. Duke expects to add 1,800 megawatts of built and purchased solar capacity over the next five years.
Florida’s Sun Power to Grow by 7 GW
Solar generation will jump 44 percent over the next decade, the state public service commission predicts.
BLM Approves 500MW Solar Project in California
EDF Renewable Energy’s facility is slated to provide enough energy to power about 130,000 homes and employ more than 1,000 workers during the project’s peak.