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  • Encore Renewable starts on second solar project for Vermont Public Power Supply Authority

    Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy announced that construction has begun on a new solar array along Route 100 in Morrisville, on land currently utilized for corn silage. Encore is evaluating the potential for establishing pollinator-friendly wildflower groundcover to provide support for the bees, butterflies andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RPCS expands with new logistics facility in Mississippi (its third overall)

    RP Construction Services, Inc. (RPCS) announced earlier this week the opening of a new logistics facility in Kosciusko, Mississippi. The new facility is now the third distribution yard owned and operated by RPCS in order to serve the U.S. utility scale solar market, complementing RPCS’s Texas and California locations. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA, other renewable energy associations collab on new advocacy principles

    Within a decade, it is possible (likely?) that more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from renewable resources supported by energy storage. Seeing this carrot dangling in the distance, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), National Hydropower Association (NHA), andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Duke Energy Florida names next three solar power plant locations (700 MW total)

    Duke Energy Florida filed the locations of its three newest solar power plants this week. The Duette Solar Power Plant will be built on approximately 520 acres in Manatee County, Fla. Once operational, the 74.5-megawatt (MW) facility will consist of approximately 227,000 single-axis tracking solar panels, capable of producing enoughRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • BayWa r.e. CEO on ‘transforming the mental models’ for solar leadership in the new normal

    As states and counties begin modifying COVID-19 sheltering restrictions, the pressure to return to “business as usual” is substantial. But practical concerns like hygiene, compliance, and customer assurance remain a priority, and the opportunity is ripe to envision a future that differs significantly from even the recent past. More thanRead More — Solar Builder magazine