Category: Maryland
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Climate Access Fund wins $100,000 prize to expand community solar in Md.
A non-profit green bank has been awarded $100,000 to expand community solar in Maryland. The Climate Access Fund (CAF) received the funding through the Energizing Rural Communities Prize, which is aimed at advancing collaborative efforts to expand community solar sites benefitting low-income households in the three counties of the western region of the state. This prize is……
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UGE to break ground on 2 community solar projects in Oakland, MD
Community solar developer UGE has received the go-ahead to begin construction on two new ground-mount solar projects in Oakland, Maryland. The two projects will have a combined capacity of 5.4 MW — enough to power roughly 1,300 homes. By subscribing to a community solar farm, homeowners, renters, businesses and institutions are able to access the……
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DSD shows off first of eight solar carports for IKEA stores in Maryland and California
Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has completed a custom solar carport designed and built for IKEA Baltimore. Initial results exceeded expectations with the location seeing an 84% decrease in the amount of energy needed to be purchased between September – December 2020, equating to a 57% cost savings for the store.Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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ForeFront Power, TurningPoint Energy turn on four Maryland community solar projects
ForeFront Power and TurningPoint Energy recently completed four Maryland-based community solar projects: The Leigh Friend Solar Project this month, and three additional projects (Kingsville, Croom Road, and South Osborne Road) in late 2019. Together, these four projects created over 150 jobs and represent 9.8 megawatts-DC (MW) of solar power beingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Nautilus Solar Energy closes financing with Credit Suisse for 14 community solar projects
Nautilus Solar Energy has closed a $95 million tax equity financing commitment with an affiliate of Credit Suisse. The facility will provide competitive long-term financing for 14 community solar projects across Rhode Island, Maryland, New York, and Minnesota, amounting to approximately 55 megawatts direct current of nameplate capacity. All projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine