Tag: sustainability
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Solar power performance in U.S. remains stable amid hottest year on record in 2023
The United States saw stable solar performance, with some regions benefiting from the El Niño effect that brought more sunshine and less precipitation in 2023, according to a recent report from Solar data and software provider Solargis. Solar data and software provider Solargis has analyzed the annual performance of solar irradiance for 2023, revealing the……
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IRA offers lucrative incentives for low-income community solar, but also creates new challenges
Community solar is inherently a way to expand equity in solar access, as advocates describe it, since it makes clean energy and savings accessible to people who lack the capital or the space to install their own arrays. The Inflation Reduction Act has the potential to drive a boom in community solar development, with bonus……
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Alliant Energy completes Beaver Dam solar project in Wisconsin
Alliant Energy has placed its 50 MW Beaver Dam solar project into service. The solar array spans 350 acres in Dodge County, Wisconsin, and consists of nearly 120,000 solar panels. While generating clean, zero-fuel-cost electricity for Alliant Energy customers, the Beaver Dam Solar Project also delivers long-term benefits to the community, landowners and local residents. Alliant……
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Intersect Power switches on 828 MWp Lumina solar project in Texas
Intersect Power LLC placed its 828 MWp/640 MWac Lumina Solar project in Scurry County, Texas, into commercial operation on Jan. 3. Built with First Solar panels, the project created more than 900 jobs at peak construction, all of which adhered to a commitment to fair equitable compensation, providing prevailing wages throughout the entire development cycle….…
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Phase 1 of Ohio’s largest solar complex is now operational
A 150 MWac portion of what will be Ohio’s largest solar complex is now fully operational in Madison County. Phase 1 of the Fox Squirrel Solar project, developed by EDF Renewables North America and Enbridge Inc., is delivering electricity to the PJM grid. Being built in three sections, the Fox Squirrel Solar project is a……