Solar investor NextEnergy Capital (NEC) has continued its fledgling foray into the US solar market, completing on string of community assets across New York.
FPL's US$1.752bn, 1.49GW project will fulfil a sizeable chunk of SEIA's forecast of 3.5GW of community solar additions in the US over the next five years.
ForeFront Power, a subsidiary of Mitsui has completed the first 27MW community solar project in Wayne County, New York, as part of nine projects totalling over 75MW to serve over 10,000 customers across New York.
CleanChoice Energy and New Columbia Solar have partnered to provide 1.825MW of proposed ‘Community Solar’ capacity available to residents of the District of Columbia, claimed to be the largest to date in the district.
New Jersey has announced details of its community solar pilot scheme but, as the consultation continues, advocate groups continue to hold some concerns.