Distributed Solar Development (DSD) has acquired a 763-kW community solar project at an old industrial warehouse in Brooklyn, New York, which was renovated into an indoor community soccer facility leveraging a combination of local incentives. Initiated by Manhattan-based developer YSG Solar, the project will provide...
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Private equity firm American Securities has entered an agreement to acquire Swinerton Renewable Energy, the renewable energy division of Swinerton Builders, and wholly-owned subsidiary SOLV from Swinerton Incorporated. Ranked the no. 1 solar contractor in the U.S. on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list by...
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In its second annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed a group of new solar and energy storage projects in Virginia to serve its customers. The proposal includes 11 utility-scale solar projects, two small-scale distributed solar...
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Today, the Illinois Senate passed major clean energy legislation that commits the state to reaching 40% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% renewables by 2040. The Governor is expected to sign the bill. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act puts Illinois at the forefront of...
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Commercial and community solar developer Standard Solar and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) hosted U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and other government and industry leaders for a site visit and guided tour of the Shepherds Mill Community Solar Project in Union...
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347 organizations representing a true grassroots movement — spanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in California. The open letter signed by a diverse coalition of organizations, sent to Governor Newsom and the California Public...
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Clearloop celebrated the groundbreaking of its 1-MW solar farm in Jackson, Tennessee, a utility-scale solar farm in the United States directly financed by solar offsets. Clearloop’s solar farm will provide enough clean energy to power 200 homes, helping to clean up the Sun Belt’s fossil-fuel-dependent...
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Developer Greenskies Clean Energy and construction firm Vanguard Energy Partners have announced the completion of a 573-kW solar energy system for the Port Authority of NY & NJ. The project will provide discounted clean, renewable solar electricity to the Port Authority Trans-Hudson’s (PATH) MacMillan Bloedel...
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The world’s most scrutinized and peer-reviewed document is out: the IPCC report on climate change.
Thousands of scientists have spent decades pouring over every measurement and research report known. The findings are clearer than ever: It is “virtually certain” that the increases in extreme temperatures and droughts...
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Dynamic Energy Solutions commenced construction of a 6.6-MWDC ground-mounted solar array in Norridgewock, Maine. The project includes a landmark offtake agreement with grocer Albertsons Companies, and it is one of the largest commercial solar installations in Maine’s solar market. Once fully operational, the 6.6-MW system...
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