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Standard Solar Completes 2 Megawatt Solar Project for University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Horn Point Laboratory

April 25, 2018 Anand Gupta

Array will generate the equivalent of approximately 50% of the Laboratory’s annual energy consumption Standard Solar, Inc., a leading solar energy company specializing in the development and financing of solar electric systems nationwide, has completed a 2 megawatt (MW) solar array at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science’s (UMCES) Horn Point Laboratory. Standard […]

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Wells Fargo, NextEra Energy Join to Boost Clean Energy in California, Indiana, Nebraska

April 24, 2018 Anand Gupta

Decade-long relationship has produced 14 wind projects across U.S. SAN FRANCISCO: Following Wells Fargo’s (NYSE: WFC) $200-billion low-carbon commitment announced last week, its Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance unit today announced the completion of $70 million in tax-equity funding for the Pacific Plains wind projects, including facilities in Indiana, Nebraska, and California. Over the past […]

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Dividend Finance Closes $105 Million Solar Loan Securitization

April 24, 2018 Anand Gupta

Transaction Features First “AA” Rated Solar Loan Asset Backed Security SAN FRANCISCO: Dividend Finance, LLC (“Dividend” or the “Company”), a leading specialty finance and consumer lender for residential solar energy systems, home energy-related improvements and Property Assessed Clean Energy (“PACE”) programs, has closed its second residential solar loan securitization. “Our second securitization affirms Dividend’s commitment […]

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Introducing Greeneum: A blockchain powered, decentralized platform built to incentivize green energy production

April 23, 2018 Anand Gupta

Successful pilots already underway in Cyprus and Israel Blockchain technology enables world-class transparency and security for contributors BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Greeneum is pleased to announce that it has created the world’s first blockchain-powered sustainable, scalable and secure energy and data trading platform; which we believe is the first major step towards ending a global reliance […]

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BRIEF-MGM Resorts International And Invenergy To Develop A 100-MW Solar Array

April 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

* MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL AND INVENERGY ANNOUNCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A 100-MEGAWATT SOLAR ARRAY * MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL – PROJECT WILL BE OPERATIONAL BY END OF 2020 * MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL – ONCE OPERATIONAL, PROJECT WILL GENERATE ABOUT $20 MILLION OF SALES AND PROPERTY TAX REVENUES Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: Source : MGM […]

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MGM Resorts International and Invenergy Announce the Development of a 100-Megawatt Solar Array

April 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

At full production, the solar array in the Dry Lake Solar Energy Zone in Nevada will provide up to 90 percent of total daytime power needs across MGM Resorts’ 13 Las Vegas Strip locations LAS VEGAS, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) and Chicago-based Invenergy, North America’s largest independent renewable energy company, have partnered on a […]

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Greenbacker Continues to Expand Its Administrative Services Team with Renewable Energy Veterans

April 20, 2018 Anand Gupta

NEW YORK – Greenbacker Group LLC (“Greenbacker”) announced today that it has hired three new members of its legal and operations team to support its continuing growth. Ms. Hallie Gilman will oversee all legal matters for Greenbacker as General Counsel working from our Portland, ME office. Prior to joining, she worked as an energy attorney […]

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EnSync Energy Announces Sale of Hawai’i Pacific University Power Purchase Agreement for Downtown Honolulu’s Largest Solar Project

April 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

The 20-year power purchase agreement will bring clean, affordable energy to Aloha Tower Marketplace MILWAUKEE: EnSync, Inc. (NYSE American: ESNC), dba EnSync Energy Systems, a leading developer of innovative distributed energy resources (DERs), announced today the sale of a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Hawai’i Pacific University (HPU) to an undisclosed investor. The PPA […]

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Large Corporations Are Leading America’s Surge in Solar Deployment

April 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

SEIA Releases Solar Means Business 2017 Report, Highlighting America’s Leading Corporate Solar Installers WASHINGTON: America’s top companies are investing in solar in record amounts, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s brand new Solar Means Business 2017 report, which tracks on-site commercial solar installations and ranks top corporate solar users. This year’s report contains data […]

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Xcel Energy Announces a New Milestone for Drone Technology

April 19, 2018 Anand Gupta

FAA approves waiver to fly unmanned aircraft beyond line of sight Xcel Energy, a leader in using drone technology to inspect energy infrastructure, will be the first utility in the nation to routinely fly unmanned aircraft beyond the operator’s line of sight when it begins surveying transmission lines near Denver, Colorado. MINNEAPOLIS: Xcel Energy, a […]