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  • Eight California CCAs join up on huge long-duration storage request for offer

    Eight Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs) launched a joint Request for Offers (RFO) this week to procure up to 500 megawatts (MWs) of long- duration storage. The RFO is seeking a minimum 10-year contract for grid-charged technologies. Central Coast Community Energy, CleanPowerSF, Marin Clean Energy, Peninsula Clean Energy, Redwood Coast EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar PPA prices rise for second straight quarter in LevelTen Energy’s Index

    The Q3 2020 PPA Price Index for North America from LevelTen Energy shows PPA prices rising for both wind and solar projects. After dropping continuously for six quarters, the 25th percentile (P25) index of solar offer prices has risen for the past two quarters, and at $29.30 per megawatt hour (MWh), itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Lightsource BP, McCarthy start construction on 300-MW Bighorn Solar Project in Colorado

    Lightsource BP has secured a funding package of $285 million for its 300 MW Bighorn Solar Project, and as of October 1, project construction has commenced. Based in Pueblo, Colorado on 1,800 acres land of EVRAZ Rocky Mountain Steel mill, it will be the largest on-site solar project devoted toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Altus Power acquires operating solar portfolio in Georgia from Beltline Energy

    Altus Power America, Inc. has completed the acquisition of a 4-megawatt operating solar portfolio comprised of four single-axis tracker projects and one fixed-tilt project. The projects sell renewable energy to Georgia Power. The solar projects generate approximately 6.5 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually, enough energy to power 540 homes.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Check out Ideematec’s new 2P solar tracker, Horizon L:Tec

      Ideematec Inc., debuts its Horizon L:Tec solar tracker at virtual Solar Power International 2020. The new two-module-in-portrait (2P) tracker features a patented locking technology that secures modules in position against torsional galloping, caused by extreme wind loads, to reduce maintenance costs and expand product lifespan. Soon after, the companyRead More — Solar Builder magazine