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  • Duke Energy constructing 17-MW solar facility at Indiana Naval base

    Duke Energy plans to add more clean, renewable energy to its generation mix with the construction of a 17-megawatt (AC) solar facility at Naval Support Activity (NSA) Crane, located 40 miles southwest of Bloomington, Ind. The company has requested a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the Indiana UtilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower gets 50-MW Colorado solar plant up and running

    Xcel Energy and SunPower Corp. announced the commercial operation of the 50-MW Hooper solar photovoltaic power plant in Colorado’s San Luis Valley. Xcel Energy is purchasing the power generated by the plant at cost-competitive rates under a power purchase agreement with SunPower. The utility estimates that the plant is generatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DTE Energy working on two huge (45-MW) utility-owned solar projects in Michigan

    DTE Energy, in collaboration with the City of Lapeer, Mich., plans to break ground in the spring of 2016 on 45 megawatts (MW) of new solar generating capacity at two project sites. The projects will generate enough to power 9,000 average size homes with clean, zero-emission solar energy. The largerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Dominion Virginia Power strikes deal for 110 MW of solar

    Dominion Virginia Power and the Commonwealth of Virginia reached an agreement to deploy 110 MW of solar power generation. Gov. Terry McAuliffe and Dominion joined together to announce the multi-year agreement. The Commonwealth will purchase the solar-generated electricity through a long-term agreement with Dominion. “This is another positive step toward furtheringRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Energy storage demonstration in Oregon earns federal funds

    The Oregon Department of Energy (ODOE), in a joint solicitation with the energy storage program of US DOE Office of Electricity (US DOE-OE), will award $295,000 in state and federal funds to the Eugene Water & Electric Board (EWEB) for an energy storage demonstration project that will incorporate 500 kWRead More — Solar Builder magazine