by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 27, 2021 | Electricity, Solar
Two California utility-scale solar projects totaling more than 300 MW in generation capacity are now commercially operational, according to the company which owns them. The Maverick 1 and 4 solar projects are completed and producing electricity on federally managed...
by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 27, 2021 | Electricity, Energy, Solar
Duke Energy and Firestone Walker Brewing Company have completed a 2.1-megawatt (MW) solar array and 281-kilowatt (kW) solar carport on 9.7 acres in Paso Robles, Calif. The arrays will generate the majority of the brewery’s energy, which is enough to brew and bottle 6...
by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 26, 2021 | Electricity, Energy, Solar
Dominion Energy announced that one of its subsidiaries has acquired the 150 MW Hardin solar generating facility, which recently entered service in Hardin County, Ohio, from Chicago-based renewables developer Invenergy. Facebook will take the electricity generated at...
by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 24, 2021 | Electricity, Energy
The recent political mood music around action on climate change gives some cause for optimism in what otherwise has been a grim year. Joe Biden’s election as US President — lawsuits permitting — was greeted by a collective sigh of relief in environmental circles and...
by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 22, 2021 | Electricity, Energy, Solar
Scottish Water has started to install its first combined solar power and battery storage facility near Perth’s Waste Water Treatment Works at Sleepless Inch on the River Tay. The £2 million ($2.6 million) project is the largest single solar energy investment announced...
by Eileen Tibbs | Jan 21, 2021 | Electricity, Energy
Originally published on ILSR.org To invest in energy conservation and clean energy generation is to invest in a healthier community. For this episode of the Local Energy Rules podcast, host John Farrell talks with Patrick Hanlon, Director of Environmental Programs for...
