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Category: North Carolina

  • Town rejects solar farm because it will ‘suck up all the energy from the sun’ and other concerns

    North Carolina is one of the more progressive, up-and-coming states for solar energy development. We even started a slow clap when it hit 1 GW. But word of this has not yet spread to the town of Woodland, which just voted to reject a proposal to rezone a section ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Ecoplexus to construct 25-MW project in North Carolina

    Ecoplexus Inc. announced the closing of financing for a 25-MW solar PV project in Whitakers, N.C. The project will be installed with approximately 150,000 Solar Frontier modules and will achieve commercial operation in late 2015. Its completion will mark the ninth Ecoplexus project in North Carolina and a total ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • North Carolina hits 1 GW of solar capacity (we start slow clap)

    North Carolina’s growing clean energy industry reached a new milestone this week with the NC Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), a leading 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to shaping the state’s clean and efficient energy future, reporting installed solar capacity officially exceeds 1 GW. The state, whose solar industry accounts for moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Principal Solar, Entropy Investment to co-develop 100-MW facility in N.C.

    Principal Solar, a solar power developer and operator, has agreed to terms to co-develop its first major solar asset with affiliates of Entropy Investment Management LLC. The 100-MW facility, located in Cumberland County, N.C., will produce enough electricity to power approximately 20,000 average American homes. Construction began the week ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Carolina CAT in final stages of Shelby, N.C., solar farm

    Carolina CAT Power Systems, a provider of service, parts and sales of power generation equipment, is completing the final stages of construction for a new 10-acre solar farm in Shelby, N.C. Scheduled to open in late June 2015, the site will contain 9,828 panels and produce 3 MW DC ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine