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Tag: Midwest

  • Iowa’s largest utility-scale solar project chooses Solectria inverters

    Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, a leading commercial PV inverter manufacturer, announced at Intersolar North America that its transformerless three-phase inverters were chosen for Central Iowa Power Cooperative’s (CIPCO) utility-scale solar project that spans five sites across its service delivery territory. The five sites total 5.56 MW and are part ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Three years later: How is this Ohio university’s solar array performing?

    Cedarville University made a bold choice (at least in Ohio) to install a solar array three years ago — still the largest to be directly connected to any university in Ohio — and it has made a significant environmental and financial impact through these first three years of operation. Throughout its lifetime theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Michigan’s Consumers Energy completes first solar power plant install

    Consumers Energy completed installation of its first solar power plant — a 17-acre array of 11,000 Michigan-made solar panels at Grand Valley State University that produces electricity for Michigan homes and businesses. “We are pleased to energize Michigan with new, renewable sources of energy,” said John Russell, president and CEORead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Minnesota solar: Rebates to be extended, community solar coming online (maybe for real this time)

      Minnesota’s long-awaited community solar project may be ready to commence construction after the Public Utilities Commission approved the plan and the Minnesota Court of Appeals upheld the size limitations that were challenged by developer Sunrise Energy Ventures. A 2013 state law required utility Xcel Energy to offer the communityRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SEIA has issues with Illinois’ Next Generation Energy Plan amendment

    Illinois has a lot to figure out about its energy future. Amendment 3 within currently proposed SB 1585, the Next Generation Energy Plan, is an attempt to do that, but the Solar Energy Industries Association has a bunch of issues with it. Here is the group’s statement: “SEIA has significantRead More — Solar Builder magazine