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  • Minnesota solar: Rebates to be extended, community solar coming online (maybe for real this time)

      Minnesota’s long-awaited community solar project may be ready to commence construction after the Public Utilities Commission approved the plan and the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the size limitations that were challenged by developer Sunrise Energy Ventures. A 2013 state law required utility Xcel Energy to offer the communityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunLink selected as project supplier for two new Blattner Energy solar plants

    Expanding on the collaboration that has already seen several hundred megawatts of solar installed, SunLink Corp. has been selected as the project supplier by Blattner Energy on two additional utility-scale solar plants. One project is in the Southeast U.S. and the second project is located in the Upper Midwest U.S.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hammer Time: What to look for in your next pile-driving machine

    Before driving your piles into the ground, you have one huge decision that could be the key to delivering the project on time, on budget and possibly at a reduced cost: What machine will be driving those piles? The brute force of a hammer might not be the one-size-fits-all toolRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Groundbreaking held for Mississippi’s largest solar facility

    Mississippi Power and Origis Energy, along with officials from the Area Development Partnership and Lamar County, held a groundbreaking ceremony for what will be the state’s largest solar facility. When operational, the $100-million facility will generate 52 MW, enough electricity to power approximately 8,000 homes. Mississippi Power will receive allRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pacific Gas and Electric awards sPower PPAs for three solar projects in California

    Pacific Gas and Electric Co. (PG&E) recently awarded sPower, headquartered in Salt Lake City, announced a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) contracts for three new solar projects in California. The three facilities, named Bayshore A, B and C, located in Lancaster, Calif., will be constructed and commissioned in 2017. WhenRead More — Solar Builder magazine