Tag: utility
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After some drama, California’s major utilities have published updated Interconnection Capacity Analysis maps
California has just taken a major step forward in bringing clean local energy online. The Clean Coalition played a major role in this progress as a leading advocate for streamlining the interconnection of distributed energy resources (DER) to the electric grid. On Dec. 28, 2018, California’s major utilities, Pacific GasRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Duke Energy Florida brings massive Hamilton Solar Power Plant online
The new 74.9-megawatt (MW) Hamilton Solar Power Plant in Jasper, Fla., is now operation, according to Duke Energy. The plant’s carbon-free power is enough to energize more than 20,000 homes at peak production. The Hamilton plant is part of the company’s strategic commitment to install or acquire 700 MW ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Harvest Energy Solutions installs first utility solar project in Michigan’s Lenawee County
Jackson, Mich.-based solar energy provider, Harvest Energy Solutions is the first provider of solar energy to a utility in Lenawee County, Mich., via three large scale solar array projects in the region. The installations are owned by Stateline Farms, Gerken Paving, and Harvest Solar Lenawee. Each of these systems isRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Xcel Energy shows its path to 100 percent renewable generation by 2050
Xcel Energy is officially all-in on renewable generation, laying out a plan to deliver 100 percent carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050. OK, so that’s fairly distant, but they plan to reduce carbon emissions 80 percent from 2005 levels in the eight states it serves by 2030. “This is anRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PNM New Mexico issues RFP for 50 MW solar facility
PNM Resources’ New Mexico utility announced a new program designed to support governmental, tribal and large customers in meeting their sustainable energy goals. The program, PNM Solar Direct, is an option for local governments, tribes and large electric customers in New Mexico to subscribe to energy produced by a large-scale solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine