Tag: South

  • SEPA: Top 10 solar utilities of 2015 ranked

    Southern California Edison connected 1,258 new MW of solar power to the grid in 2015, more than any other utility in the United States, according to the annual utility solar market survey conducted by the Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA), formerly the Solar Electric Power Association. Edison was one ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GE’s energy startup Current to install PV at 18 sites across the country

    GE is putting solar solutions from its energy startup Current, powered by GE, to work across 18 GE sites in 12 states and Puerto Rico. The installations will deliver roughly $70 million in energy and operating savings over the solutions’ 20-year lifespan and offset energy usage an average of 10%Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Georgia Power authorized for 44 MW plant at Marine Corps Logistics Base

    Georgia Power recently executed a real estate outgrant with the Department of the Navy (DON) that authorizes the company to use land on the base for a new 31 MW AC, or 44 MW DC, solar generation facility at Marine Corps Logistics Base (MCLB) Albany. The agreement is a significantRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • GameChange Solar projects over 1 GW of business in 2016

    GameChange Solar received an order for several Max-Span pile driven systems totaling 42 MW in North Carolina. This brings the total contracts awarded to GameChange to over 300 MW year to date, and the company projects over 1 GW for 2016 with Genius Tracker single axis trackers as a meaningful additionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Partnership involving Microsoft to bring 20-MW of solar to Virginia

    The Commonwealth of Virginia, Microsoft and Dominion Virginia Power formed a partnership to construct a new facility and bring 20 MW of solar energy onto the grid in Virginia—enough energy to power 5,000 homes. “This agreement is a tremendous step forward in our ongoing effort to make Virginia a leaderRead More — Solar Builder magazine