Tag: projects
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REC Solar debuts new solar farm for Cal Poly, develops student education program
Cal Poly’s new solar farm, the university’s first major energy project since announcing a goal of climate neutrality, was dedicated at a Jan. 24, ceremony at the site. The 18.5-acre solar farm will generate more than 11 million kWh per year — enough to power more than 1,000 homes, orRead 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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Southern Power acquires 20 MW Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility
Southern Power, the wholesale subsidiary of Southern Company, has acquired the 20 MWac/28 MWp Gaskell West 1 Solar Facility, located in southern California in Kern County, via Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. “We are pleased to partner with an energy industry leader like Southern PowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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MCE Solar One, Bay Area’s largest publicly owned solar project, now complete
Built on an old refinery, MCE Solar One is a new 60-acre, 10.5 MW ground mount solar farm in Richmond, Calif., brought to life by Cenergy Power and sPower. The project deployed approximately 80,000 ground mounted modules using both a fixed tilt rack as well as single axis trackers, withRead 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