Tag: West

  • Check out this huge solar thermal power plant using Delta Group’s trackers

    Delta Group sent word about its participation in SolarReserve’s Crescent Dunes Solar Energy Project, the world’s largest concentrating solar power plant with integrated molten salt energy storage. Check it out above. A key part of the electricity generation operation is Delta’s solar tracking solution, which synchronizes and manages over 10,000 trackingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Figtree Financing develops solar financing model for nonprofits

    Figtree Financing recently funded a PACE-financed prepaid Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for a large San Diego church solar project that will serve as the model to generate millions of dollars in savings for nonprofits and houses of worship across California. Figtree is an emerging leader in offering innovative solar financingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on Clean Energy Collective, Xcel Energy agree on community solar settlement

    Colorado’s electricity customers will gain greater access to local clean power production after another boost to the state’s burgeoning community solar market. Clean Energy Collective (CEC), a leading community solar solutions provider, has reached an agreement with Xcel Energy on the utility’s community solar gardens program, resulting in up to 60Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Low-income Nevada elementary schools adding solar thanks to Open Energy, Black Rock Solar

    More nice solar news from Nevada: Open Energy, a commercial solar debt finance provider, closed a construction solar loan totaling $500,000 with Nevada-based Black Rock Solar that will enable construction of a 550-kW project portfolio, consisting of four elementary schools serving low-income communities across northern Nevada. This project is supported by the LowerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower dedicates 15-MW PV system at Nellis Air Force Base

    Some solar companies are still able to find work in Nevada. SunPower Corp. joined NV Energy, U.S. Senator Harry Reid, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Miranda Ballentine and 99th Air Base Wing Commander Colonel Richard Boutwell in dedicating a new 15-MW SunPower solar power system that is now operatingRead More — Solar Builder magazine