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National Solar Schools Consortium Launched at National Science Teachers Association Conference

Nonprofit organizations and solar companies from across the nation today announced the launch of the National Solar Schools Consortium at the widely-attended National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Conference, which began today in Boston.

4 Apr 2014

Results for Long Island's Second Clean Solar Initiative Announced

PSEG Long Island announced today the results for Long Island's second Clean Solar Initiative. The feed-in-tariff program builds upon Long Island Power Authority's first feed-in tariff for solar energy and is designed to bring an additional 100 megawatts (MW) of solar energy to Long Island.

4 Apr 2014

Scatec Solar Granted Final Approvals to Build Utah Red Hills Renewable Energy Park

Today, Scatec Solar, the global independent solar power producer, received the final approvals necessary to proceed with the building of an 80 MW (ac) PV (photovoltaic) solar plant in Iron County, Utah.

2 Apr 2014

Dominion Acquires Six Solar Development Projects from Recurrent Energy

Dominion announced the acquisition of six solar development projects from Recurrent Energy, one of North America's largest developers of utility scale solar projects.

2 Apr 2014

The Lucia Mar Unified School District to Break Ground on Comprehensive Sustainability Project

The Lucia Mar Unified School District will break ground on a comprehensive sustainability project that will include solar energy systems, energy efficiency measures and improved lighting components that are estimated to save the district about $20 million after paying all program costs over the 30-year project life.

From Chevron 1 Apr 2014

RES Americas First Energy Storage System in Sunbury, Ohio Commences Operations

Renewable Energy Systems Americas Inc. (RES Americas), a leader in the development and construction of wind and solar projects in North America, is pleased to announce the operation of the company's first energy storage system.

1 Apr 2014

NRG Energy Owns and Operates Over 1200MW of Solar Capacity

NRG Energy, Inc. through its subsidiaries including NRG Yield, Inc. and NRG Solar, one of the nation’s largest solar developers, now owns and operates more than 1,200 megawatts (MW) of solar capacity. Through these facilities, NRG helps power nearly one million homes at full output with clean, renewable solar energy, which is helping reinvent the US energy ecosystem.

From NRG Energy, Inc. 31 Mar 2014

RGS Energy to Enter Hawaiian Solar Market with Sunetric Acquisition

RGS Energy, a nationwide leader of turnkey solar energy solutions for residential, commercial, and utility customers, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Elemental Energy, LLC, a full-service solar energy firm operating under the Sunetric brand.

28 Mar 2014

REC Solar Announces Completion of 1MW Solar Energy System for Vignolo Farms

REC Solar, a national leader in commercial solar electric system design and installation, today announced the completion of a 1 MW solar energy system for Vignolo Farms. Located in California’s San Joaquin Valley, Vignolo Farms will offset 75 percent of its energy use at its cold storage facility with the four-acre array while significantly reducing its carbon footprint.

From REC Solar 28 Mar 2014

Canadian Solar Announces Sale Completion of Little Creek Solar Power Plant

Canadian Solar Inc. (the "Company", or "Canadian Solar"), one of the world's largest solar power companies, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Canadian Solar Solutions Inc., has completed the sale of Little Creek, a 8.5 megawatt ("MW") AC solar power plant valued at over C$53.0 million to a BluEarth Renewables Inc. subsidiary ("BluEarth"). This is the first of four planned solar projects being acquired by BluEarth from Canadian Solar, totalling 38.5 MW AC.

From Canadian Solar 28 Mar 2014