Tag: sustainability
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Report: Solar poised for record-setting 2023 as economic challenges mount
The U.S. solar industry added 6.5 GW of new electric generating capacity in Q3 2023, a 35% year-over-year increase as federal clean energy policies begin to take hold. As a result of this growth, the United States is expected add a record 33 GW of solar capacity in 2023, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight……
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Brightcore to develop community solar project across 19 properties in New Jersey
Developer Brightcore Energy is embarking on a new solar project with Altus Power Inc. and Brennan Investment Group in New Jersey. The project will consist of more than 16,000 solar panels in arrays across the rooftops of 19 properties owned in a joint venture between Brennan and Global Gate Capital, an international investment firm. “This……
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National Grid begins constructoin on 167 MW of solar in Ohio
Ohio is getting a double dose of solar, as National Grid Renewables has started construction at neighboring projects in southern Ohio. Once operational, the Ross County Solar Project and the Fayette Solar Project will deliver a combined 167.5 MW of clean solar power in Ross and Fayette counties, respectively. “Ross and Fayette mark our second and third projects to break……
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Kentucky approves utility-scale solar buildout amid retirement of fossil fuel power plants
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved a major solar energy buildout while also reducing fossil fuel consumption in the state. The PSC issued a landmark decision on Nov. 6 in a case brought by Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities Co. (LG&E-KU). The order will have major long-term impacts not only for……
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10 MW community solar landfill project in N.J. reaches completion
CEP Renewables and Luminace have achieved commercial operation of the 10 MWdc BEMS community solar landfill project in Southampton, New Jersey. Located on the Big Hill Landfill, the project is part of New Jersey’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program and is the first-of-its-kind in the state for having two 5 MW solar systems atop a……