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Business and Residential Demand Strong for Affordable Community Solar in Minnesota

 NRG Energy, Inc. recently announced that its renewables business has broken ground on its first five community solar projects in Minnesota and reached agreements to subscribe several national business customers to its solar farms in the state. “Across Minnesota we are hearing the same strong message from residents and businesses alike: they want to be powered […]

SunToWater Technologies Begins Presales of Award-Winning Solar-Powered Water Generation Technology

In the midst of increasing global concerns over water contamination and scarcity, SunToWater Technologies, LLC, announced recently it’s beginning to accept priority reservations for its award-winning solar-powered Water Generator, which can make water anywhere in the world – even in extremely dry climates and polluted air. According to the World Economic Forum, more than one billion people […]

Governor Brown Signs Bill Strengthening PACE Program For Consumers

Governor Jerry Brown recently signed legislation establishing uniform disclosures for consumers of the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) program. The Governor’s action is expected to increase adoption of PACE at a time when his Administration is encouraging more Californians to conserve water and become more energy efficient in response to climate change. The action completes months […]

Southern Company subsidiary’s Tranquillity Solar Facility in California begins operation

Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power and Recurrent Energy recently announced the commercial operation of the 200-megawatt (MW) Tranquillity Solar Facility in California. “The Tranquillity Solar Facility will help meet the energy needs of customers now and in the future,” said Southern Power President and CEO Buzz Miller. “Through strategic acquisitions we continue our solar generation growth, creating […]

Canadian Solar Subsidiary Recurrent Energy Completes 200 Megawatt Tranquillity Solar Project

Canadian Solar Inc., one of the world’s largest solar power companies, recently announced the commercial operation of the 200 MWac/258 MWp Tranquillity solar power project in California. The Tranquillity solar power project was developed by Canadian Solar’s wholly owned subsidiary Recurrent Energy and is majority-owned by Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power. Electricity and the associated renewable energy […]

CleanFund Provides Largest Ever Commercial PACE Financing to Pacific Ethanol for 5 Megawatt Solar Energy System

Pacific Ethanol, Inc., a leading producer and marketer of low-carbon renewable fuels in the United States, is purchasing and installing a new 5 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power system at its Madera, California biorefinery that produces ethanol, wet distiller grains and corn oil. $10-million of the project cost is being financed by CleanFund, the leading […]

Renovate America, Renew Financial Welcome Consumer Protections in New California Residential Clean Energy Law

Renovate America and Renew Financial, two of the nation’s leading Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) financing providers, recently welcomed a new California law that will provide an industry-wide framework for PACE financing. PACE is a California success story that is savings homeowners tens of millions of dollars on their utility bills, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and […]

Suniva Powers Georgia Power Charging Stations

-Suniva, Inc., the leading American manufacturer of high-efficiency solar cells and modules, with headquarters in metro-Atlanta and manufacturing facilities in Georgia and Michigan, recently announces its Buy American-compliant solar panels were used by Georgia Power at the PGA TOUR Championship to power mobile charging stations. Georgia Power and Suniva began work on the solar powered charging stations […]

Verengo Announces Planned Sale of Assets to Crius Energy Under Section 363 Of Chapter 11

Verengo, Inc., Southern California’s leading residential solar panel installer, with over 20,000 systems installed, recently announced the proposed sale of substantially all of its assets to Crius Solar Fulfillment LLC, a subsidiary of Crius Energy Corporation and an affiliate of Crius Energy, LLC, a leading energy solutions company that provides electricity, natural gas and solar products […]

Enel Launches Innovative Pv Plant At La Silla Observatory In Chile

Enel’s state of the art La Silla photovoltaic plant in northern Chile has started operations. The facility will be inaugurated today at a ceremony that will be attended by the Chilean Energy Minister Maximo Pacheco, European Southern Observatory (ESO1) Representative in Chile Fernando Comerón and Salvatore Bernabei, Head of Latin America at Enel’s Global Renewable […]