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Spokesman Craig Schoenfeld Advocates for the Transport of Clean Energy

March 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

Direct Connect Development Company has a massive project in the works to build a high-voltage underground transmission line. DES MOINES, IOWA: A massive project is in the works for Direct Connect Development Company, which wants to build a high-voltage underground transmission line with hopes to transport wind and solar energy from Mason City to the […]

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GE Sells 650MW of Renewable Energy Assets to Enel, Despite Plans to Grow Renewables Arm

March 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

GE’s joint venture projects don’t appear to be part of its renewable energy growth plan. General Electric has sold 650 megawatts of joint venture-owned renewable energy projects, less than two months after trumpeting an expansion of its renewables arm. The sale involved seven projects belonging to Enel Green Power North America Renewable Energy Partners (EGPNA […]

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PG&E bankruptcy threatens major battery storage project

March 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

A major battery storage project that would help California replace three of its natural gas power plants may need to be scrapped as a result of PG&E Corp’s bankruptcy, according to court documents filed this week. Californian electricity and gas supplier PG&E filed for bankruptcy protection in January, in anticipation of significant expected liabilities from […]

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Arizona’s Rural Renewables Generate $9.4 billion in Economic Impact

March 23, 2019 Anand Gupta

Renewable energy facilities in rural Arizona provide opportunities to drive the economy and improve the environment PHOENIX: The Western Way, in partnership with the Yuma County Chamber of Commerce released, “The Economic Benefits of Arizona Rural Renewable Energy Facilities.” The economic impact study, conducted by Development Research Partners, found that 34 rural renewable projects constructed in Arizonafrom 2001 to […]

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Solar and wind firms call the ‘Green New Deal’ too extreme

March 22, 2019 Anand Gupta

Representatives of America’s clean energy companies are withholding their support for the climate-fighting plan, calling it unrealistic WASHINGTON/LOS ANGELES: U.S. solar and wind power companies may have the most to gain from the Green New Deal, an ambitious proposal backed by several Democratic presidential candidates to end U.S. fossil fuel consumption within a decade. But […]

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Governor Cuomo Announces Selection of Developer to Install Rooftop Solar Arrays at Javits Center

March 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

Siemens to Design and Construct 1.4 MW Renewable Energy Project on Green Roof of Jacob K. Javits Convention Center Largest Rooftop Solar Installation in New York City Advances Governor’s Nation-Leading Clean Energy and Jobs Agenda That Puts New York on a Path to Carbon Neutrality NEW YORK: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced the selection […]

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Nevada Senator Introduces Legislation for 50% Renewables by 2030 RPS

March 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

The proposed law also sets out a goal to reach 100 percent clean electricity by 2050. Nevada lawmakers will consider legislating a higher state renewable portfolio standard, after state Senator Chris Brooks — a former solar entrepreneur — filed legislation this week to increase the standard to 50 percent by 2030. That’s up from the […]

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More Than Megawatts, Community Solar Needs a Vision

March 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

It’s a good time to be in community solar, but without a bold vision for the future, Tom Hunt argues, the industry could soon face an existential threat. In less than a decade, community solar has become the fastest-growing segment within the solar industry, achieving a five-year compound annual growth rate of 53 percent, opposed […]

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CalCom Energy and Bella Vista Water District Build Solar to Advance Sustainability and Resiliency

March 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

REDDING, Calif.: CalCom Energy and Bella Vista Water District announce the completion of a 693-kilowatt solar project to provide clean energy for the utility’s use in Redding, CA. The system will advance the district’s sustainability efforts, improve resiliency and reduce costs by offsetting electricity used to pump water throughout the district. CalCom Energy designed and constructed a 693-kilowatt solar project for […]

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New Scott + Reid Headquarters To Shine With Solar Power From Sunfinity Renewable Energy

March 21, 2019 Anand Gupta

DALLAS: One of Texas’ premier general contracting firms, Scott + Reid General Contractors (www.scottandreid.com), has announced that their new headquarters building, currently under construction in Addison at 15207 Addison Road, will run on environmentally friendly solar power with a custom-designed solar array from Dallas-based Sunfinity Renewable Energy (www.sunfinityre.com). The 319-panel system will be installed by Sunfinity later in 2019 as […]