Tag: projects
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MCE powers up California’s biggest solar + storage project to serve Bay Area homes
MCE is energizing its first utility-scale solar + storage project, which will be one of the largest operating solar and storage hybrid facilities in the country when complete. Clearway’s Daggett Solar-Plus-Storage in San Bernardino County generates 482 MW of solar, combined with 280 MW of energy storage. It supplies enough energy to power more than 181,000……
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Plus Power raises $1.8 billion for standalone storage buildout | Solar Financing Spotlight
Plus Power has secured $1.8 billion in new financing for standalone battery storage, including the largest single such project financing to date, to help stabilize the U.S. electrical grid while incorporating more solar and wind energy. Read more about this and other financing news in our Solar Financing Spotlight. Plus Power’s major funding announcement includes……
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FLEXRACK, Alltrade team up to build 182 MW solar project portfolio in Canada
Construction has begun on a 182 MW solar project portfolio that will help two fossil fuel companies in Canada reduce greenhouse gas emissions. FLEXRACK by Qcells and Alltrade Industrial Contractors Inc. have partnered on two fixed tilt, bifacial solar panel projects located in Scotford and Aldersyde, Alberta. Once complete, the 81 MWp Scotford project will……
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SunVest activates 6 MW in community solar projects in DeKalb, Illinois
SunVest Solar recently celebrated the completion of two new community solar projects in DeKalb, Illinois, officially marking the start of electrical production at the facilities. The DeKalb solar projects totaling 6 MW are two of the earliest projects made possible by Illinois’ Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA), signed into law in September 2021. “We……
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Outperform weather and terrain challenges: How Terrasmart services ensure solar project success
The solar industry’s steep growth curve brings with it unusual challenges, including the type of land available. Ideal sites—flat and soft terrain—are much harder to come by. So, developers of ground-mount systems are turning instead to rocky and hilly sites. Such land can be cheaper and produce higher margins, but only with the right expertise……