Tag: community solar
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Vote: Community Solar Project of the Year 2023
Here are the Community Solar nominees for the 2023 Solar Builder Project of the Year Awards, sponsored by Aurora Solar. Seize opportunities to grow your solar business & your career today. Learn more here. The form is at the bottom of the page. You are allowed to vote once per day from now until Saturday, Oct. 7……
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DSD acquires 15 MW community solar portfolio from New Energy Equity in Minnesota
DSD Renewables has acquired a nine-project, 15 MW community solar portfolio in Minnesota from New Energy Equity. The 100% residential-offtake portfolio is estimated to generate more than 20,000 MWh total per year, delivering power to approximately 900 subscribers. The acquisition increases DSD’s existing footprint in the state, following the acquisition of an 11.3 MW community solar portfolio……
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IRA tax credit guidance threatens community solar’s ability to serve low-income households
Solar experts fear newly released guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) tax credits will limit the industry’s ability to serve low-income communities. Under the new guidance, most households will have to prove their low-income status, which has been shown to substantially limit a household’s willingness to sign up for community solar plans that can……
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U.S. Solar Market Q3 takeaways: Good, bad and bittersweet stats in record-breaking year
Good: The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. Good: Solar accounted for 45 percent of all new electricity-generating capacity……
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Green Street Power Partners, PowerMarket top 100 MW of community solar projects
PowerMarket has teamed up with Green Street Power Partners (GSPP) to surpass 100 MW of community solar contracted. PowerMarket manages 80 MW of operating distributed generation (DG) community solar projects for GSPP, with an additional 30 MW coming online by Q2 2024. Since 2018, PowerMarket and Green Street have contributed to the development of an extensive community solar……