Tag: utility-scale
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Innovative Solar Systems says ‘overwhelming demand’ for its utility-scale solar farms is pushing up prices
Innovative Solar Systems currently has two featured solar farm portfolios per month in the 500 MW-1 GW size range for interested utility-scale solar buyers. According to Innovative Solar, these portfolios typically afford buyers 13 percent IRR’s or higher and these deals sell quickly due to demand in the Solar Farm asset marketRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Infiswift wants to update solar performance management with swiftPV IoT solution
At Solar Power International, infiswift, an enterprise Internet of Things (IoT) platform leader, is launching swiftPV, which leverages IoT technology to change how the solar industry uses data to optimize the performance of PV systems. The suite of products and services allows PV power plant owners and operators to connect diverseRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Appeals court eases pathway for utility-scale solar development in North Carolina
In a unanimous decision issued June 6, 2017, the North Carolina Court of Appeals held that the application for issuance of a conditional use permit (CUP) by Innovative Solar 55 LLC to construct a solar farm was wrongfully denied by the Robeson County Board of County Commissioners. This is onlyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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EIA: Utility-scale solar to see 36 percent increase in 2017
The updated Short-Term Energy Outlook from the U.S. Energy Information Administration shows total U.S. electricity generation from utility-scale power plants averaged 11,145 GWh per day in 2016. Forecast U.S. generation declines by 1.2% in 2017, which mostly reflects expectations of milder temperatures in the third quarter of 2017 compared withRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Utility-scale solar generator costs declined 21 percent in two years
Based on EIA survey data for new, utility-scale electric generators (those with a capacity greater than one megawatt), capacity-weighted average construction costs for many generator types have fallen in recent years. Annual changes in construction costs include the effects of differences in the geographic distribution of installed capacity between years,Read More — Solar Builder magazine