A round up of the most recent community solar developments from the US, including a 12MW portfolio acquisition by Standard Solar from New Leaf Energy, construction plans for a 15MW cluster in Illinois and the winners of the Department of Energy’s community solar awards.
Switzerland-based institutional investment group SUSI Partners has entered a development deal for two large-scale solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants in Chile.
US EPC company McCarthy Building Companies has begun construction on four solar PV projects in Texas and Arizona, with a view to achieving compliance with IRA incentives.
French power company EDF Renewables' subsidiary EDF Renewables North America has completed the 275MWdc Arrow Canyon solar plus storage project in Nevada.
The US Bureau of Land Management (BLM), part of the Department of Interior, has advanced on 15 clean energy projects across the West, with two solar PV and storage plants operational in California.
A 12.37MW solar carport and energy storage system, built by US developer DSD Renewables and commercial solar EPC company Solar Optimum, has broken ground at California theme park Six Flags Magic Mountain.
Longroad Energy has achieved financial close on a large-scale solar-plus-storage in Arizona, part of a portfolio it acquired from vertically integrated solar manufacturer First Solar.
During the third quarter of 2023, renewables have installed a record 5.5GW of utility-scale renewable capacity, led by solar, according to American Clean Power Association (ACP).
