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General Electric closing Pennsylvania plant with 380 workers

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

General Electric is closing a Pittsburgh-area plant that makes solar power equipment and says 250 of 380 workers there will lose their jobs.GE plans to close the plant in Blawnox by year’s end, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette first reported Tuesday.Severance packages and other benefits, including help finding new jobs, will be spelled out in the next […]

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RedWind Consulting Announces the Sale of Campbell County Wind Farm to Consolidated Edison Development

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

RedWind Consulting announces the successful sale and closing of the Campbell County Wind Farm (“CCWF”) in northeast South Dakota to Consolidated Edison Development (“CED”).The ~94MW wind farm consists of 55 GE 1.7MW wind turbines and will generate approximately 429,000 MWh of power annually, enough electricity to power 25,000 homes. The Project was sold to CED […]

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Nearly 1,000 Southland High School Students to Compete in Nation’s Largest Solar-Powered Boat Competition

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

WHAT: Three-day Solar Cup™ competition of more than 600 of the region’s brightest students from 38 high school teams racing solar-powered boats they built. The event is the culmination of a year-long education program sponsored by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California in which students learn about water conservation, alternative energy, engineering, math […]

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Swedish Retailer IKEA to Install Tennessee’s Largest Solar Rooftop Array on Future Memphis Store Opening Late Fall 2016

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

IKEA, the world’s leading home furnishings retailer, recently announced plans to install a solar energy system atop its Memphis store opening late Fall 2016. Panel installation will begin this summer, with completion expected in early Fall for what will be the largest rooftop solar array in the State of Tennessee. The 271,000 square-foot future IKEA Memphis, […]

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Leading Wind Developer Signs MOU with HVDC Transmission Project to Develop up to 600 MW of New Wind Generation Projects in Upstate New York

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

HVDC transmission developer Empire State Connector Corp. recently announced that the Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) with Invenergy who is developing a portfolio of up to 600 MW of new Upstate New York wind energy generation projects that the ESC could deliver to downstate electricity customers. These wind generation projects represent approximately […]

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AEP Ohio Issues Request For Information For Solar Energy Projects

May 13, 2016 Anand Gupta

AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) to solicit information from companies that have an interest in participating in a future AEP Ohio Request for Proposals for obtaining Solar Energy Resources (5 MW or greater) through long-term power purchase agreements. In accordance with an Order issued on March […]

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Solar power is contagious. These maps show how it spreads.

May 12, 2016 Anand Gupta

Rooftop solar is expanding rapidly in the United States — by some estimates, a new system goes up every four minutes. There are plenty of reasons for that, from falling prices to generous federal subsidies to innovative leasing schemes. But there’s another, little-discussed factor here: Residential solar power is contagious. Yep, contagious. Studies have found […]

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Solar Farm Company Establishing New Strategic Partnerships with Investors

May 12, 2016 Anand Gupta

Innovative Solar Systems, LLC (ISS), has emerged as a key developer of solar farm projects in the United States. ISS positioned themselves as a feeder of projects in satisfying the hunger of other developers and institutions and their deal flow has grown exponentially. ISS has projected over 6GW of Utility Scale development projects throughout targeted […]

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S-Energy to Supply 74 MW of Solar Modules for Utility-Scale Projects in Colorado

May 12, 2016 Anand Gupta

S-Energy Co. Ltd. South Korea’s leading manufacturer of tier-one solar photovoltaic products, announced recently it had reached an agreement to provide 74 megawatts (MW) of solar modules to juwi Inc. (“juwi”), a Colorado-based project developer and turnkey engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm specializing in solar energy plants. The Company’s modules will be utilized in utility-scale […]

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PSE&G Files for Extension to Solar 4 All® Program

May 12, 2016 Anand Gupta

Public Service Electric and Gas Company recently announced that it has filed a request with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) to extend its successful Solar 4 All program. If approved, the extension will allow PSE&G to invest approximately $275 million to design and construct an additional 100 megawatts-dc (MW-dc) of grid-connected solar capacity […]