community solar

Retail giant Walmart has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with utility EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) for a 180MW solar PV project in Texas, US.

PV Tech Premium spoke with the CCSA on utilities in California, Washington and Virginia slowing down the progress of community solar.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released a Proposed Decision (PD) for the US state’s community solar programme that will expand existing programmes and authorise a new one yet falls short of expectations.

The selection of a module's technology should be more dependent on effective dollar per watt rather than the cost of the product.

Between 2024 and 2028 the US community solar market is expected to add 7.6GW of new capacity in existing state markets, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA).

The US has the potential to add nearly 1TW of community solar capacity if all technically viable community solar is deployed, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).

Appetite to invest in US community solar projects has seen increased interest since last year, boosted by the Inflation Reduction Act.

Standard Solar has acquired an 84MW community solar portfolio in the US state of Illinois, at which it plans to begin construction this year.

US community solar developer Summit Ridge Energy has selected Castillo Engineering to provide design and engineering services on an 82MW portfolio of projects in Illinois, US.

Altus Power has acquired an 84MW portfolio of commercial-scale projects from global firm Vitol, in a deal valued at US$118 million.