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Recurrent Energy closes $513M financing for 1,200 MWh Arizona storage project

Construction of the 1,200 MWh Papago Storage is slated to commence in the third quarter of 2024, with commercial operations expected to begin in the second quarter of 2025.

New York launches new large-scale renewable energy solicitation

Eligibility requirements for the competitive NYSERDA solicitation are due on July 15, and final proposals must be submitted by August 8.

Made in America: Origami Solar establishes domestic supply chain for steel solar frames

Wesler Profile, Preifert, and Unimacts will manufacture Origami’s steel frames, targeting first fulfillment by Q1 2025.

What is holding back the energy transition? Energy producers, buyers weigh in

AXIS Capital Holdings published a report, Navigating Risk in the Energy Transition, which is based on independent research and explores views within the energy sector on how key areas of risk are impacting the transition.

Agrivoltaics: It’s a squeal! Sheep and pigs are saving money by managing vegetation

Energy Support Services (ESS), a wholly owned subsidiary of New Energy Equity, LLC, has launched an agrivoltaics solution with DSD Renewables (DSD) for managing vegetation at a DSD solar energy site in Winchester, Virginia by allowing the farm animals to graze in the area.

Nextracker, Unimacts announce second solar production facility near Las Vegas

The new 160,000-square-foot facility in Sloan, Nevada, will produce steel torque tubes used to hold and rotate solar panels.

Nearly all 50 states face local opposition to renewable projects, report finds

A new edition of Columbia Law School’s Sabin Center’s Opposition to Renewable Energy Facilities in the United States report identified 378 renewable energy …

Nation’s largest microgrid transit depot breaks ground in Maryland

By 2035, the depot is projected to accommodate 200 zero-emissions buses, most powered by hydrogen fuel cells….

Ameren Missouri doubles its subscription-based renewables program with 150-MW solar acquisition

The Cass County Renewable Energy Center will be used to double the size of Ameren Missouri’s Renewable Solutions subscription-based program that allows eligible…

Ørsted completes construction of 518 MW wind and solar center in Texas

The Helena Energy Center is comprised of a 268 MW wind farm and a 250 MWac solar farm. It has contracts with multiple corporate offtakers….

EDP Renewables acquires Renewable Properties’ community solar portfolio in Illinois

The 20 MWac community solar portfolio is expected to generate about 42 GWh of solar energy annually, contributing to EDPR’s DG portfolio….

California ISO approves interconnection reforms

CAISO said the changes were needed because it had become “impossible” to process and analyze in a timely and meaningful manner the hundreds of interconnection a…

Weather might damage solar panels more than our models predict

kWh Analytics, a clean energy insurance provider, released its 6th annual Solar Risk Assessment, a comprehensive report designed to provide an objective and dat…

Arevia signs power purchase agreement with NV Energy for largest solar + storage project in Nevada

Libra Solar features a 700 MWac solar energy system paired with a 700 MW BESS capable of delivering 2800 MWh of storage per day….

How low can you go? Basis Climate closes one of the smallest ITC deals on 1.2 MW Florida solar project

WeWould Solar has transfered $600,000 of investment tax credits to Creditable Capital via a 1.2 MW solar project outside Gainesville, FL….