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Duke Energy Renewables enters New Mexico with a 25-MW solar project

Duke Energy Renewables recently announced construction has begun on the 25-megawatt (MW) Caprock Solar Power Project near Tucumcari in Quay County, New Mexico.The company acquired the project from Infigen Energy.With completion expected later this year, the solar installation will generate enough energy to power about 5,000 average homes.Power from the project will be sold to Western […]

SolarCity Announces First Quarter 2016 Financial Results

SolarCity Corporation recently disclosed financial and operating results for the first fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2016 in a letter to shareholders posted on the investor relations section of its website at investors.solarcity.com. SolarCity management will present an overview of the quarterly results, provide its outlook for future periods and host a subsequent question and answer […]

Advanced Energy Industry Employs 143,000 workers in Texas, More Than Chemical Manufacturing and Petroleum Refining, 2X Airlines — and Expected to Increase 7% This Year

Employment in Texas’s advanced energy industry stands at an estimated 143,023 workers. That’s more people than are employed in chemical manufacturing and petroleum refining, twice as many as employed by airlines, and nearly as many working in building construction in the Lone Star State. Employers engaged in advanced energy business expect to increase their workforce […]

First Solar Names Georges Antoun As Chief Commercial Officer

First Solar, Inc. recentlyannounced that Georges Antoun, President – U.S., has been appointed Chief Commercial Officer, effective July 1, 2016.Antoun will have comprehensive leadership responsibility for Global Project and Business Development, with a primary focus on increased sales and sustainable growth in emerging markets. Reporting to Antoun will be First Solar global project development, business […]

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

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 and […]

Sun shines on Oregon’s newest solar project

NextEra Energy Resources, LLC, through an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, announced that it brought into service a 6.8 megawatt (MW) DC ground-mounted solar photovoltaic array in Klamath County, Oregon. The project, which includes 21,964 sun-tracking solar panels, is located on a former Weyerhaeuser industrial site. “This is a great example of how we can put former […]

Priority Power Management Secures 100% Renewable Energy Supply Contract for ACU

Priority Power Management, LLC (“PPM”), a Texas-based leading independent energy management and consulting services firm, has successfully negotiated and secured a new 100% renewable electricity supply contract for Abilene Christian University (“ACU”). In 2009, PPM negotiated a 10-year contract for ACU supported by west Texas renewable wind and fossil fuel resources. The new contract, which […]

SolarCity Launches Utility and Grid Services

 SolarCity, best known as the nation’s number one provider of rooftop solar to consumers and businesses,recently introduced a new set of services for utility and grid operators. SolarCity’s new services include installation, financing, and consulting services for utility-scale solar and energy storage resource development, as well as advanced controls for demand response, distributed energy resources, […]

Enel Starts Construction Of Its Largest Solar Project In The United States

The Aurora solar project will have a total installed capacity of 150 MW The construction of the Aurora solar project will require an overall investment of approximately 290 million US dollars.Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”), through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (“EGPNA”), has started construction of the Aurora utility-scale distributed photovoltaic (PV) solar project […]