Tag: utility

  • Mississippi solar boost: Strata Solar works with local power on 50-MW project

    The Mississippi Public Service Commission approved the largest solar installations in Mississippi on Nov. 10, making Mississippi Power the largest partner in renewable energy in the state. Strata Solar is collaborating with Mississippi Power and the U.S. Navy to build a 450-acre 50-MW solar project in Hattiesburg. Strata Solar specializes in utilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Dominion Energy takes charge of 80-MW solar facility in Virginia

    Dominion Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Dominion, acquired an 80-MW solar facility in Virginia from project developer Community Energy. This is going to be one of the largest solar facilities in the mid-Atlantic region, and construction is expected to begin later in 2015. The facility would enter service in fall 2016.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Appalachian Power issues solar RFP for Virginia (head here to bid)

    Appalachian Power has issued pre-qualification documents for parties interested in bidding on an up-coming Request for Proposal (RFP) for up to 10 MW AC of ground-mounted solar energy resources located in Virginia. The RFP will seek proposals that allow Appalachian either to own one or more solar projects or purchase suchRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Group fights against ‘arbitrary solar cap’ in New Hampshire

    The solar advocate group TUSK (Tell Utilities Solar won’t be Killed) says that New Hampshire is crashing into an arbitrary cap on solar, and without swift measures before the next legislative session begins in January, New Hampshire’s competitive solar market and local jobs are in jeopardy. TUSK Chairman Barry Goldwater Jr.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunLink to develop 112.7 MW solar project in Southeast

    SunLink and Blattner Energy make a good team. Following their collaboration on a 148.5 MW utility-scale solar project earlier this year, Blattner has selected SunLink Corp. as the project partner for a 112.7-MW solar PV portfolio project under development in the southeastern United States. Blattner Energy is a diversified power generationRead More — Solar Builder magazine