Tag: News

  • CIT Group leads $416 million financing for gigantic 379-MW solar project in Texas

    Insert requisite “everything is bigger in Texas!” line here. CIT Group’s Power & Energy business coordinated a $416 million debt financing to support Longroad Energy’s 379-megawatt Prospero solar facility to be built in Andrews County, Texas. Since its founding, Longroad has fully developed approximately 1,000 MW of wind and solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CertainTeed showcases solar tiles, roofing at Pacific Coast Builders Conference

    At the Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) this week, CertainTeed, a leading North American manufacturer of building materials, will be showcasing its solar product line right alongside its exterior offerings, promoting its ability to comply with California’s updated Title 24 solar mandate, which takes effect in 2020. Title 24 standardsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vermont Public Power, Encore Renewable complete their first solar project as partners

    Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy have completed the 855-kW Trombley Hill Solar project, the first developed under their partnership formed last year. Sited on property owned by Morrisville Water and Light, it is the first utility project to come online under Vermont’s Standard Offer programRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vermont Public Power, Encore Renewable complete their first solar project as partners

    Vermont Public Power Supply Authority (VPPSA) and Encore Renewable Energy have completed the 855-kW Trombley Hill Solar project, the first developed under their partnership formed last year. Sited on property owned by Morrisville Water and Light, it is the first utility project to come online under Vermont’s Standard Offer programRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SimpliPhi adds accomplished environmental leader to board of directors

    L. Hunter Lovins, a longtime environmental leader and sustainability adviser to corporations, governments and educational institutions is joining the board of directors of SimpliPhi Power, an energy storage company based in Oxnard, Calif. Her tenure is effective as of the company’s June board meeting. Lovins is President of Natural CapitalismRead More — Solar Builder magazine