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Solar Industry Experts Launch New Company Brand In New Jersey

June 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

MANTUA, N.J.: Some of the most experienced and highly talented solar industry pioneers have launched Orbit Energy & Power, a Residential and Commercial design/build solar power and renewable energies company to help fill a crucial need for one of the world’s fastest growing industries. The Orbit Energy & Power brand emphasizes its commitment to sustainable […]

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EDF Renewables Signs Agreement with Alliant Energy to Advance Iowa’s Renewable Energy Leadership

June 14, 2018 Anand Gupta

Alliant Energy’s Iowa Energy Company to Purchase 200 MW Iowa Wind Project upon Completion SAN DIEGO & CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa: EDF Renewables and Alliant Energy’s Iowa energy company today announced the signing of contracts by which EDF Renewables will develop and construct up to 200 megawatts (MW) of the Golden Plains Wind Project. Golden Plains […]

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The American Consumer Will Buy Your Renewably Powered Product

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

If Only You’ll Tell Them More About It America’s leading companies have always understood the need to invest in their brands. What’s becoming a more mainstream notion now is that any shrewd brand investment would do well to articulate a commitment to environmental stewardship. Consumers are primed to reward companies for making proactive, public commitments […]

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Tesla will stop selling its solar panels and battery packs at Home Depot

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

Tesla started selling solar panels and home battery packs at Home Depot earlier this year. Tesla will not renew its agreement with Home Depot to sell solar panels and battery packs at the retailer’s stores, TeslaCEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Musk said most Tesla employees who had worked at the company’s Home Depot displays will be allowed to work at […]

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Constellation and United Renewable Energy Install 1.8 MW Solar Array at Georgia Cattle Farm

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

JAKIN, Ga.: United Renewable Energy LLC (URE) and Constellation, an Exelon Company, announced today the completion of a 1.8-megawatt (DC) solar generation project located at Hunter Farms, a 360-acre, family-owned cattle farm in Jakin, Georgia. The Hunter family, which established its company in 1937, will benefit from lease payments from a tracking solar array — […]

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Greenskies Energizes 2.46 MW Solar Array For Lewis County, NY

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

Project to produce clean, renewable energy for county MIDDLETOWN, Conn.: Greenskies Renewable Energy LLC (“Greenskies”), a Clean Focus Company, completed the installation of a solar array in Lowville, New York comprised of 7,939 solar photovoltaic panels. This project will provide clean, renewable energy for Lewis County. The completed solar array, located on 10 acres of […]

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E.ON announces PPA for West of the Pecos solar project

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

Company’s first solar Texas project executes 20-year agreement with SK E&S LNG, LLC SAN FRANCISCO: E.ON today announced it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 50 megawatts (MW) from its West of the Pecos solar project with the SK E&S LNG, LLC, a subsidiary of SK E&S Co., Ltd., one of […]

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Solar FlexRack Completes Shipments to 71 MW Solar Project in North Carolina

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio: Solar FlexRack™, a division of Northern States Metals and an innovative leader in photovoltaic mounting and solar tracker solutions, has completed shipments of its G3-X fixed tilt racking system to Brantley solar farm, a large-scale solar project in North Carolina. The 71 MWdc project, which is about 30 miles east of Raleigh, was […]

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Cypress Creek Renewables and NRG Innovate the Future of Solar Power for Texas Commercial and Industrial Customers

June 13, 2018 Anand Gupta

New Plan Brings Sustainability and Simplicity with Fixed-Price Renewable Energy at Sites Across Texas HOUSTON: Cypress Creek Renewables, one of the largest integrated solar energy companies in the U.S., and NRG Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NRG) announced today a joint project where Cypress Creek will develop and operate 25 megawatts of solar projects for NRG to support […]

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The Photovoltaic Power Plants of the Future, According to DOE’s Solar Guru

June 12, 2018 Anand Gupta

Solar is getting super cheap. What’s next? Coal has taken center stage publicly within the Trump administration. But solar is the real innovation star behind the scenes. This week, we’re talking with Charlie Gay, the director of DOE’s solar technologies office, about all the activity happening in the agency. We’ll discuss the solar power plants […]