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EIA Short-Term Forecast: Rising Renewable, Falling Coal Generation
In its recently released Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is expecting U.S. electric power sector generation from renewables other than...
More Than 300 Communities In 40 States Achieve SolSmart Designation
More than 300 local governments have now met national benchmarks for encouraging the growth of solar and removing barriers to market development. These governments...
Dominion Energy Eyeing 100 MW at Dulles Airport
Dominion Energy Virginia and the Metropolitan Washington
Airports Authority say they plan to jointly explore the development of a
large-scale 100 MW solar energy project on...
IPS Solar Takes On Private Equity Investment, Plans Next Stage Of Growth
Minnesota-based IPS Solar recently formed a new partnership with private equity firm SmartPitch Ventures, taking on a significant capital investment through a newly formed...
Microsoft To Purchase Solar And Wind From ENGIE Projects
Microsoft has announced a deal with ENGIE to purchase a total of 230 MW from Texas wind and solar projects.
Microsoft will purchase the majority...
SEIA: Steps For Reaching 20% Solar By 2030
As part of the first steps into the "Solar+ Decade," the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has released a roadmap that puts solar energy...
SFA Continues Expanding Solar Portfolio
Solar Frontier Americas (SFA), the U.S. renewable energy business of Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., has further expanded its power generation portfolio with...
Avangrid Selling Stakes In Arizona Facilities
Avangrid Renewables LLC has reached an agreement with Axium Infrastructure to sell stakes in Arizona wind and solar facilities.
Avangrid plans to transfer 50% ownership...
U.S. Utility Solar Pipeline Balloons To New High
The U.S.' utility-scale solar PV market saw 11.2 GW of new projects announced in the first half of 2019, bringing the utility PV pipeline...
IKEA Partner Ingka Group Invests In U.S. Solar
Ingka Group, a strategic partner in the IKEA franchise system, has reached an agreement with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) to acquire a 49% stake...
A New Economic Reality: Renewable Energy Is Now Cost-Competitive With New Gas
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: Combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are...
L.A. Moves Forward On ‘Historically Low-Cost’ Solar And Storage Center
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) board of commissioners has voted to approve power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Eland Solar...
Solar Wins Several Accolades In BNEF’s 2010-2019 Renewable Predictions
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade - 2010 to 2019 inclusive - is on course to hit $2.6 trillion, with...
BLM OKs Components Of Dodge Flat Solar Energy Center
The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has approved the construction of facilities related to the proposed Dodge Flat Solar...
Maryland Dept. Of Environment Rejects Pair Of Solar Projects
Citing water quality concerns, the Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has denied the approval of two Origis Energy solar projects in Charles County....
Report: U.S. Solar Has Grown 40-Fold Since 2009
Since 2009, the U.S. has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270%, according to...
Maryland Launches Governor’s Task Force On Solar, Wind Siting
Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Md., has signed Executive Order 01.01.2019.09, establishing the Governor’s Task Force on Renewable Energy Development and Siting, which will work to develop consensus-based...
Risk Mitigation: Six Steps To Achieve Successful Renewable Energy Projects
Owners and contractors who are building renewable power and energy construction projects must carefully develop, at project inception, a comprehensive understanding of the key...
NextEra Signs Wind, Solar And Storage Deal With Electric Co-op
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with NextEra Energy Resources for a combined wind, solar and energy storage...
Duke Energy Acquiring Its Biggest Solar Project To Date
Duke Energy Renewables is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 200 MW Holstein project in west-central Texas from 8minute Solar Energy.
Once...