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  • Clearway Energy completes construction of Kern County’s Rosamond Central solar project

      Construction is finished and commercial operations have begun on the 192 MW Rosamond Central solar project in Kern County, California, says Clearway Energy Group. Rosamond Central is contracted under Power Purchase Agreements with East Bay Community Energy and Clean Power Alliance, both Community Choice Aggregators providing a diverse rangeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower is closing its solar panel manufacturing facility in Oregon

    SunPower Corp. is closing its solar panel manufacturing plant in Hillsboro, Ore., and cutting the 170 jobs that go with it. SunPower will provide all impacted employees with comprehensive separation packages, including severance, work transition assistance and six months of COBRA for continuation of health insurance coverage. The company willRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hunt Military Communities adding another 2.8-MW of solar PV at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois

    Hunt Military Communities (HMC), the largest U.S. military housing owner, is building on its renewable energy initiatives by integrating additional solar rooftop PV systems across its facility at Scott Air Force Base. This community includes more than 1,500 homes serving 3,000 residents. The 2.8 megawatt PV system will produce anRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Six emerging stationary energy storage trends entering 2021

    I grew up accustomed to planned blackouts infamously known as ‘load-shedding’ in India in the 90s and 2000s. Our utility provided a schedule for planned blackouts for up to 6 hours each day. Thankfully, they broke it into non-sequential 3-hour blocks. To provide power during those times, my father gotRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DSD scoops up two-project community solar portfolio in New York

    Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has acquired a two-project, 10 MW community solar portfolio in Lenox, New York. Both projects are ground-mounted and were purchased 75% complete from a mid-stage development partner. DSD will oversee project management through the rest of construction, which is being done by High Peaks Solar of Wynantskill,Read More — Solar Builder magazine