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Black & Veatch announced today that it has been chosen by Silicon Ranch Corporation to develop an expansive, 125-MWAC solar array in Lee County in southwestern Georgia. Silicon Ranch has plans for a total of 252 MW of solar in Georgia over the next three years.

T-Mobile will certainly register for 10 different Nexamp community solar farms, representing 50 MW, in 3 states: Maine, Massachusetts as well as New York. This is in enhancement to 17 MW of community solar the telecommunications business has pledge to invest in New york city being built by DSD.

Turlock Irrigation District (TID) in Turlock, California, is intending the country's initial pilot project to construct solar panel canopies over a part of the water energy's existing canals. Project Nexus is intended as a multi-use solar project, analyzing water evaporation reduction from mid-day shade and also wind reduction; improvements to water quality and reduced canal maintenance through minimized vegetative development; as well as generating renewable energy.

US artificial intelligence (AI)-made it possible for concentrated solar technology developer Heliogen Inc (NYSE: HLGN) has actually been permitted to lease BLM-administered land to construct a 20,000-tonne green hydrogen production plant in Arizona.

US solar energy organization DSD Renewables introduced it had acquired a solar-plus-storage project portfolio in southeastern Massachusetts from renewable energy services firm Borrego.

Greater than 60 organisations from throughout the US clean energy field have contacted congressional leaders prompting them to enact the climate and also clean energy provisions in the Build Back Better (BBB) Act before President Biden's State of the Union Address on 1 March.

Regional electrical utility El Paso Electric (EPE) has actually released a request for proposals (RFP) for the construction of a 10-MW solar park with a 3-MW battery, ideally in the state of Texas.

Head of state Joe Biden's transfer to extend tariffs on imported solar modules as well as cells will misshape international trade, China's commerce ministry has stated.

Companies purchased a record 31.1 gigawatts of clean energy with power acquisition agreements, or PPAs, in 2021, up virtually 24% from the previous year's record of 25.1 GW according to research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). Over 2 thirds of this buying (65%) happened in the U.S. Nevertheless, additionally underpinning the solid growth is a surge in activity from the biggest technology business, who collectively signed over fifty percent of the offers.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has actually made a decision to forever postpone its decision on controversial adjustments to the state's net metering laws, according to reports and a Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) statement.

A round-up of the latest information from the US solar market, including the completion of a 250MW plant in California, an EPC offer for Black & Veatch in Texas and also a new PPA from DESRI.

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC has gotten a 16.3-MW direct current (DC) portfolio of roof solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Massachusetts for a concealed sum.

Nextracker is to be spun out from moms and dad business Flex after it safeguarded a US$ 500 million equity sale, valuing the business at around US$ 3 billion.

United States utility Georgia Power has set out strategies to obtain as much as 6GW of new renewable power by 2035, virtually increasing its existing capacity.

Indiana Michigan Power (I&M) has submitted an Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) which includes the enhancement of greater than 2GW of solar and also wind by 2028 to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (IURC).