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  • ReVision Energy acquires fellow New England solar installer Sunbug Solar

    ReVision Energy, a New England-based full-service solar energy contracting company, is acquiring Massachusetts-based Sunbug Solar. The acquisition means that ReVision Energy, the largest employee-owned solar installer in the country, will now be able to service more residents and business owners across Massachusetts, Maine, and New Hampshire. With the acquisition, ReVision Energy is working to ignite……

  • How and where nickel-hydrogen batteries beat lithium-ion in total cost of ownership

    Lithium-ion is the dominant energy storage chemistry in many renewable energy applications, but in larger-scale applications, it may no longer be the wisest choice in terms of total project costs. I’ve been intrigued by the prospects of nickel-hydrogen for larger C&I and utility-scale energy storage projects ever since interviewing Jorg Heinemann, CEO of EnerVenue, back……

  • Agilitas constructs largest NWS energy storage system for Con Edison in NYC

    Agilitas Energy has completed construction of the largest standalone, non-wires solution (NWS) energy storage system (ESS) in Con Edison’s New York City and Westchester County service area. The grid-scale project will help the utility company meet peak loads for customers with 4.8 MW and 23.7 MWh of capacity. Located in the Long Island City neighborhood……

  • Arevon leverages IRA tax credits to build utility-scale solar peaker project in California

    Arevon Energy Inc. is using $529 million package to build the Vikings solar-plus-storage project in Southern California. The project is one of the first utility-scale solar peaker plants in the United States. The company’s innovative financing approach combines the Inflation Reduction Act’s tax credit transferability provisions with traditional debt financing. Arevon has closed financing, securing……

  • Communication is the key to seamless solar sales

    This piece was contributed by John Bumgarner, GM, solar and storage, at Mosaic. It was originally published in the Q3 issue of Solar Builder magazine. Subscribe here (for free) to ensure you receive the Projects of the Year issue. Fifteen years ago, when I sold solar at the kitchen table, I had to convince people……