North America

MISO's newly approved transmission line buildout 'to support 53GW of renewables'
The board of directors of the US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) has approved a US$ 10.3 billion portfolio of 18 transmission projects as part of efforts to integrate new generation resources and also raise resiliency despite serious weather occasions.
Jul 27, 2022 // Grids, USA, grid, North America, miso, transmission line, Clean Grid Alliance, extreme weather
Installation as well as growth firms drive United States solar job creation, claims IREC
Installation and project growth companies drove job development in the United States solar field last year as the market utilized 255,037 workers, a 9.2% rise on 2020, a report has revealed.
Jul 27, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Policy, USA, EPC, North America, employment, developers, diversity, irec
Universal Solar bids to solve PV supply chain constraints with Panama module facility
US module supplier Universal Solar is developing a module factory in Panama with a first capacity of 600MW, targeting supply lines interrupted by policy headwinds.
Jul 27, 2022 // Manufacturing News, Solar Energy, North America, panama, module supply, supply chain, pv manufacturing, Universal Solar
MasTec to get renewables builder IEA in USD-1.1 bn offer
US facilities home builder MasTec (NYSE: MTZ) has accepted take control of renewables-specialising market gamer Infrastructure as well as Energy Alternatives Inc (NASDAQ: IEA) in a cash-and-stock deal worth USD 1.1 billion (EUR 1.08 bn), including net debt.
Jul 26, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, North America, MasTec, Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Inc
Renu Energy Solutions mounts nearly 27-kW solar array for UNC Asheville
Renu Energy Solutions announced the conclusion of a 26.56-kW new solar setup at the University of North Carolina Asheville (UNC Asheville).
Jul 26, 2022 // Plants, USA, North America, Renu Energy Solutions, Jackie Hamstead
CleanCapital acquires 37-MW solar farm in Guam
Clean energy investment system CleanCapital has actually gotten a 36.6-MW direct current (DC) solar energy plant in Guam from GlidePath Power Solutions LLC in addition to civil liberties to the seller's solar growth pipeline on the island.
Jul 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, USA, CleanCapital, North America, guam, solar farm
B&W gets 144MW of US solar contracts
Agreements for two projects in the Midwest scheduled to be finished at the end of 2022
Jul 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, PV Power Plant, Babcock & Wilcox's B&W Renewable, Jimmy Morgan
US rookie starts developing 234MW of Canadian PV
Proteus Power's three solar projects in Alberta will be co-located with 97MW of power storage space
Jul 26, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, Canada, North America, Proteus Power, Mike Lambros
Cypress Creek gets 400 MW of battery projects in Texas
United States renewable energy plants programmer and also driver Cypress Creek Renewables claimed today it has actually gotten four standalone energy storage projects in Texas with an incorporated capacity of 400 MW/600 MWh from Black Mountain Energy Storage (BMES).
Jul 25, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, Texas, North America, cypress creek, battery projects, BMES
Georgia Power's IRP for 2,300 MW of renewables, 500MW of battery storage accepted by state authorities
The United States state of Georgia's Public Service Commission (PSC) has accepted state utility Georgia Power's 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) that draws up exactly how the firm will deploy even more renewables as well as energy storage space innovation over the following 3 years as well as strengthen the state's network of transmission lines and grid infrastructure.
Jul 25, 2022 // Storage, USA, Georgia, Georgia Power, pv power plants, Europe, BESS, North America, battery energy storage systems bess, renewables, georgia public service commission
Georgia Public Service Commission accepts 200 MW of new solar projects
On June 21, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to expand solar arrays throughout Georgia, rise solar panel storage space and establish a DG Working Group to enhance projects. The commission approved 200 megawatts of new DG solar projects to be competitively bid through Georgia Power.
Jul 22, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, USA, North America, Solar Project, Georgia Public Service, Pete Corbett
Polar Racking acquires single-axis tracker producer Axsus Solar
PV placing systems supplier Polar Racking has acquired Axsus Solar, adding the Axsus Sol-X single-axis tracker to its item portfolio while doing so.
Jul 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, Canada, tracker, North America, m&a, acquisition, mounting systems, tracker manufacturing, Polar Racking, Single-axis tracker
Tesla solar setups rebound to four-year high
Tesla installed 106MW of solar PV in Q2 2022, its biggest quarterly total amount for greater than 4 years as the firm's energy division rebounded.
Jul 21, 2022 // Markets & Finance News, USA, TESLA, ENERGY STORAGE, Elon Musk, Solar Energy, North America, rooftop solar
SPPA signs PPA for 300 MW of solar, 600 MWh of storage space in Arizona
Southwest Public Power Agency Inc (SPPA) said on Tuesday it has actually gotten power products from 300 MW of solar and 600 MWh of battery storage capacity, representing the biggest eco-friendly power purchase in the functional history of the firm.
Jul 20, 2022 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Storage, USA, PPA, Arizona, North America, SPPA
GAF Energy to develop solar shingle manufacturing facility in Texas
GAF Energy has committed to developing a new solar shingle manufacturing facility in Georgetown, Texas that will see its annual capacity rise to 300MW.
Jul 20, 2022 // Manufacturing News, USA, Texas, solar cell, North America, GAF Energy, solar shingles, factory