community solar

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.

Global alternative asset manager Blackstone is lending US$200 million towards the construction of new solar PV projects in the US by Altus Power.

After the passing of the Inflation Reduction Act, growth of community solar is expected to accelerate due to federal and state-level laws.

US community solar service provider Perch Energy has secured US$30 million from investment company Nuveen.

Community solar developer Lightstar Renewables has started development of the first agrivoltaics project in New York, US.

Some highlights in pictures of the latest edition of RE+ 2023 that was held in Las Vegas earlier this September.

US community solar company Nautilus Solar Energy has secured US$202 million for a 186MW portfolio consisting of mainly community solar projects.

The Bank of Montreal (BMO) has donated US$3 million to California-headquartered non-profit GRID Alternatives to support the provision of low-to-no cost solar PV, storage and clean mobility programmes to “underserved families” in the Western US.

Interest in agrivoltaics (agriPV) in the US has started to grow among several developers PV Tech spoke to at the RE+ solar and storage trade event in Las Vegas last week.

As the world's population distribution changes, so too does its energy needs. One solution could be the emerging field of urban agrivoltaics.