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Central School District, Constellation, and PFMG Solar Dedicate 1.5-Megawatt Solar Generation Project

Central School District announced the completion of the first phase of an aggregate 1.5-megawatt DC solar generation project. The system is designed to generate more than 2 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in the first year and meet 75 percent of the school district’s electricity needs.A celebration and ribbon cutting were held today at Ruth Musser […]

REG Energy Services Secures $30 Million Line of Credit from Bankers Trust

REG Energy Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Group, Inc. has secured a $30 million line of credit from Iowa-based Bankers Trust, the company announced recently.The line is a one-year credit facility, with an accordion option to expand to $40 million, subject to customary conditions. “This credit line gives REG Energy Services additional […]

Yuba City to Save $6 Million in Energy Costs Over the Life of the Project Across City, from Aquatic Park to City Hall

The City of Yuba City, CA, announced at its Council meeting on Tuesday that it has completed the implementation of a successful energy efficiency and solar power program with OpTerra Energy Services. The program is aligned with the City’s broader vision for improving community facilities and reducing financial strain on the General Fund. The City […]

SolarCity and Balfour Beatty Communities Build Massive Solar Power Project on Five Navy Bases in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island

Balfour Beatty Communities and SolarCity have completed more than 1,300 rooftop solar installations at Balfour Beatty Communities-managed Navy housing communities located in Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island.  SolarCity designs, builds and maintains the solar panels, and Balfour Beatty Communities purchases the power they produce at a discount to local utility rates, generating […]

PSEG Is Investing $1 Billion in Solar

People haven’t thought of PSEG as a solar company, but to a growing extent, it is. There isn’t a cleaner or more inexhaustible power source and we recognize how critical it is to meet the demand for cleaner energy. So we are following Thomas Edison’s advice and have invested more than $1 billion over the […]

Public-Private Partnership among Commonwealth of Virginia, Microsoft and Dominion Delivers Additional Solar Energy to the State

Recently, the Commonwealth of Virginia, Microsoft  and Dominion Virginia Power, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dominion Resources, Inc., announced a partnership to construct a new facility and bring 20 megawatts of solar energy onto the grid in Virginia—enough energy to power 5,000 homes. “This agreement is a tremendous step forward in our ongoing effort to […]

SMUD Releases Request for Offers for Solar

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) released a Request for Offers (RFO) for cost-effective photovoltaic project power purchase agreements. Proposals are due April 14, 2016. This RFO is requesting qualified offers of Renewable Portfolio Standard eligible solar photovoltaic energy resources located external to SMUD’s service territory. Projects should be located in California, Arizona, New Mexico […]