Tag: utility

  • SunPower starts work on 102-MW project in Kings County, Calif.

    SunPower Corp. has started construction on the 102-MW (AC) Henrietta Solar Project in Kings County, Calif. The system will generate power for Pacific Gas and Electric’s customers under a long-term power purchase agreement. SunPower expects the plant to be operational by the end of 2016. “With more than 5.8 gigawattsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • AET to provide racking system for Massachusetts Highway Corridor Project

    Applied Energy Technologies (AET), a supplier of commercial and utility-scale racking systems, will be providing one of those racking systems — the Rayport-G ECO ground mount racking system — for an innovative 282 kW highway corridor solar project along Route 44 in Carver, Mass. The project is in phase II,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Dairyland Power issues RFP for 25 MW from PV sources

    Dairyland Power Cooperative has issued a request for proposals (RFP) for up to 25 MW of renewable energy from one or more new utility-scale photovoltaic solar facilities. “This RFP is a critical component of Dairyland’s strategic direction to diversify our generation portfolio. I like to say that it is finallyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Star Energy Partners expands to Pennsylvania

    Energy provider Star Energy Partners has expanded its service territory to include Pennsylvania. Residential and commercial energy consumers within the PPL and PECO service areas now have more choice and control over their energy costs through Star Energy Partners’ fixed-rate, price-protected options. In the coming months, the company will offerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nevada SB 374 to define net metering cap

    NV Energy and The Alliance For Solar Choice (TASC) announced joint support for the following Amendment to Nevada state bill 374. As amended, SB 374 would: • Define the existing 3% net metering cap to be 235 megawatts. This 235 megawatts will be the maximum amount of net metering permittedRead More — Solar Builder magazine