Tag: financing
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Lightsource BP to build largest solar farm in Kansas
Lightsource BP has signed a 25-year power purchase and asset acquisition agreement with Mid-Kansas Electric Company (Mid-Kansas) Inc. An affiliate of Sunflower Electric Power Corp., Mid-Kansas is a cooperatively operated wholesale generation and transmission utility serving members across the state of Kansas. Located in Stanton County, Kan., the 20-megawatt projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Rethinking the grid: Southern Co. is building renewable, energy efficient communities with this Smart Neighborhood initiative
This may be a glimpse into the future: Southern Co. and its Alabama Power and Georgia Power subsidiaries have announced a Smart Neighborhood initiative that will provide customers with state-of-the-art home construction, distributed energy resources – including solar and battery energy storage – and smart home appliances and technologies. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NRG Energy’s renewable energy platform acquired by Global Infrastructure Partners
Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a, you guessed it, global infrastructure investor, is acquiring NRG Energy Inc.’s integrated U.S. renewable energy platform via its third equity fund, Global Infrastructure Partners III. This move includes a controlling stake and 46% economic interest in NRG Yield, Inc. (NYLD), with a market capitalization ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on Duke Energy’s solar energy investment in the Carolinas
Duke Energy is one of the leaders in terms of utility solar energy investment — so much so that it was a big funder of SEIA’s effort to fight against tariffs — and customers in North Carolina are seeing the benefits. Duke Energy added about 500 MW of new solar energy capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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NAACP launches year-long initiative to provide solar jobs, installs in communities of color
This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the NAACP kicked off a civil rights economic and environmental justice initiative to connect 30+ communities of color and low income communities across the nation with solar energy infrastructure for homes and community centers, as well as skills training for solar jobs, allRead More — Solar Builder magazine