SunEdison Completes Construction Of New Hampshire's Largest Solar Power Plant
SunEdison announced that it has completed construction on New Hampshire's largest solar power plant, a 942 kilowatt (KW) DC solar power plant for the town of Peterborough. SunEdison will supply solar energy generated by this system to the town over the next 20 years, saving taxpayers an estimated $250,000 on energy. The Peterborough solar system is expected to generate more than 100 percent of the town's waste water treatment facility's electricity needs.
Vermont Microbrewery Taps Solar For Its Brewing Operations
AllEarth Renewables, a solar tracker manufacturer and developer of solar projects, and the Alchemist, a Vermont (US) microbrewery, have announced a partnership that will provide the brewery solar energy from a portion of a 150kW Vermont solar orchard. The new solar project will provide nearly 100% of the energy the Waterbury brewery needs annually with emissions free, net metered solar and provide the company long-term annual savings on its electric bill.
sPower And Borrego Complete 9.1MW Solar Project in New York
sPower, a renewable energy provider, and Borrego Solar Systems Inc., a designer, developer, installer and financier of grid-tied solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, today announced the completion of and connection to PSEG-LI’s electrical grid of the sPower Sutter and Sterlington solar projects in the Town of Riverhead, Suffolk County, Long Island, New York (US). The two projects comprise the sPower Riverhead Solar Farm. With a combined system size of 6.3 MWac (9.1 MWdc), Riverhead Solar will produce more than 12 million kilowatt-hours of energy annually, enough to power 1,100 homes.
SolarEdge Taking The Lead In Module-Level Power Electronics
The contrasts are stark. Solar panel optimizer leader SolarEdge just posted a record-revenue quarter with an outlook for continued growth, while microinverter leader Enphase just revealed a disappointing revenue and margin outlook for the next quarter. Both companies fall in the broader (and growing) market category of module-level power electronics (MLPE).
SEIA Solar Newsletter | Nov. 3, 2015
Every week, The SEIA Solar Update includes top news stories covering the solar industry, major upcoming events, policy updates, and much more. This newsletter is open to SEIA Members and to the general public.
SunEdison Completes Construction On 2 Megawatt Solar Power Plant For Maryland Town
SunEdison announced that it has completed construction on a 2 megawatt solar power plant for the Town of Elkton, Maryland.
First Solar Inks PPA With Austin Energy For 119 MW Solar Farm
Austin is continuing to be a leading location for solar development, with municipal utility Austin Energy signing a PPA with First Solar.
SunLink Delivers 37MW Of Mounting Systems In Honduras
SunLink has delivered 37 MW of fixed-tilt and rooftop mounting systems and trackers for solar projects in Western Honduras.
Sunrun Surpasses 100,000 Residential Solar Customers
Sunrun has reached a total of 100,000 household solar customers, whose PV systems have generated more than 1.3TWh of electricity.
Trina Solar Secures $1.57 Billion Loan From CITIC Bank
Trina Solar announced that it has secured a $1.57 billion loan from CITIC Bank.