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Category: Green Building LEED News

  • Solar inverter pros discuss UL 3741 and UL 1741

    As part of our 2023 Solar Inverter Buyer’s Guide, we asked inverter manufacturers for their thoughts on new standards UL 3741 – the listing to meet the PV Hazard Control subsection of NEC 690.12(B)(2) to comply with rapid shutdown – and UL 1741 – the listing to meet interconnection requirements set by the IEEE 1547-2018……

  • Flip the switch: Paris BPU, TVA and Silicon Ranch celebrate new Tennessee solar farm

    Silicon Ranch, the Paris Board of Public Utilities (Paris BPU) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held a “flip the switch” event to celebrate the completion of a new 6.75 MWac solar facility in Puryear, Tennessee. The Paris Solar Farm – Puryear was developed as part of TVA’s Generation Flexibility Program. The nationally renowned program……

  • Swift Current Energy accelerates construction of 800 MW Double Black Diamond solar project

    Swift Current Energy is ramping up construction this spring for its 800 MWdc Double Black Diamond solar project in central Illinois. The company has contracted St. Louis-based McCarthy Building Companies as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor. Swift Current has also selected First Solar to provide the solar modules for the project and Nextracker to provide the smart solar……

  • Nextracker signs muli-year deal with Strata Clean Energy for 810 MW of solar trackers

    Nextracker Inc., a leading provider of solar tracking and software solutions, has signed a multi-year volume commitment agreement with Strata Clean Energy to supply 810 MW of trackers for large-scale solar power projects in Texas, Arizona and Virginia. Consistent with Nextracker’s years-long campaign to grow its partnerships with U.S. suppliers, much of the equipment will be sourced……

  • Summit Ridge Energy receives additional $67M tax equity commitment with Foss & Company

    Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) has secured a $67 million tax equity commitment from investment firm Foss & Company. The partnership will fund more than 50 MWdc of community solar projects in Maine and Illinois. The funding consolidates SRE’s position as a market leader in Maine and Illinois, supporting a development pipeline of 13 projects to……