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Australia hits 2020 large-scale renewables target

The Clean Energy Regulator of Australia has approved enough capacity to guarantee that the large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 GWh of additional renewable energy will be met in 2020.

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Sep 10, 2019 in Australasia, News, Onshore, Placement, solar, Solar Education, Strategic Development, Utility Scale, Wind, Wind Power

Glendale Water & Power to repower Grayson power plant with solar plus storage

Last week, California’s Glendale Water & Power (GWP) received approval from the Glendale City Council to move forward with a plan to repower the aging Grayson Power Plant with a combination of renewable energy resources, energy storage and a limited am…

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Jul 29, 2019 in DER, Energy Efficiency, Grid Scale, News, solar, Solar Education, Utility Scale

Long-term financing for solar is possible and critical for supporting continued industry growth

Installed solar capacity in the United States exceeded 10 MW for the third year in a row in 2018, and the pace of growth is expected to continue. The first quarter of 2019 was the strongest in the history of the U.S. solar market, according to a recent…

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Jul 15, 2019 in News, solar, Solar Education, Utility Scale

PNM plans early retirement of coal plant with massive addition of solar + storage

On July 1, Public Service of New Mexico filed a plan with regulators in the state for how it plans to get to a 100 percent emission-free power by 2040. The utility reviewed four scenarios, all of which involved the early retirement of the San Juan Coal…

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Jul 1, 2019 in Grid Scale, News, solar, Solar Education, Storage, Utility Integration, Utility Scale, Wind Power

NV Energy’s new 540 MWh storage and 475-MW solar project comes at a very low price

8minute Solar Energy, NV Energy and the Moapa Band of Paiutes announced that NV Energy selected 8minute to develop the largest solar plus storage project ever built in Nevada and one of the largest in the world.

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Jun 25, 2019 in Editor's Pick, Grid Scale, News, solar, Solar Education, Storage, Utility Scale

Target commits to 100 percent renewables; signs PPAs to purchase wind and solar energy

On June 12, Target corporation said it was increasing its renewable energy goals by committing to source 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. The goal applies to all of Target’s domestic operations.

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Jun 13, 2019 in News, Onshore, solar, Solar Education, Utility Scale, Wind Power

China adds 5.2 GW of photovoltaic capacity in Q1 2019

In the first quarter of this year, China added 5.2 gigawatts (GW) of installed photovoltaic (PV) capacity, according to the National Energy Administration. The figure is a drop from the 9.65 GW in the same period of 2018, due to the new policy on the c…

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Jun 3, 2019 in C&I, DER, Microgrids, News, Rooftop, solar, Solar Education, Utility Integration, Utility Scale

Alabama Municipal Electric Authority signs 100-MW solar PPA

Today, Alabama Municipal Electric Authority (AMEA) and Lightsource BP announced the development of a 100-MW (AC) solar energy project in Montgomery County, Alabama. Lightsource BP will finance, develop, build, own, and operate the solar facility and wi…

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May 29, 2019 in C&I, News, solar, Solar Education, Utility Integration, Utility Scale

Renewables set to outspend oil and gas exploration in APAC by 2020

Renewables energy investment in Asia excluding China will overtake spending on upstream oil and gas projects in the region as soon as next year, according to Rystad Energy.

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May 28, 2019 in Grid Scale, News, Offshore, Onshore, solar, Solar Education, Utility Integration, Utility Scale, Wind Power

Six schools in Minnesota saving money, boosting education with solar

New Energy Equity, Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) and Rural Renewable Energy Alliance (RREAL) last week announced a partnership to develop six solar arrays, totaling 1.5 MW, for Pine River-Backus and Pequot Lakes school districts and Central…

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May 7, 2019 in C&I, DER, News, solar, Solar Education, Utility Scale
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