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Sol Systems completes 342MW ‘first of its kind’ Illinois agrivoltaics project

September 30, 2025
US solar developer Sol Systems has completed construction on a 342MW PV project in the state of Illinois.
The project is expected to open in 2026 and will operate in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) power market.

Earthrise raises US$630 million for 270MW Illinois solar project

June 12, 2025
Earthrise Energy has secured US$630 million for its 270MWac solar project in Gibson City Solar, Illinois.
Summit Ridge Energy's Bomber project in the US.

Summit Ridge Energy and Apollo invest US$400 million in US commercial solar joint venture

April 14, 2025
Summit Ridge Energy and Apollo have invested US$400 million to own and operate a portfolio of commercial solar assets in Illinois.
Louth Callan Renewables' Three Suns solar project.

Louth Callan Renewables to build 121MW of solar capacity in Illinois, US

February 25, 2025
Louth Callan Renewables has been awarded permission to build three solar projects, with a combined capacity of 121MW, in Illinois.
A Nexamp community solar project.

US community solar adds record 1.7GW in 2024, up 35% YoY

February 20, 2025
US community solar has installed a record of 1.7GW in 2024, a 35% increase from 2023, according to a report from Wood Mackenzie and trade body the Coalition for Community Solar Access.
EDPR North America's Misenheimer solar park in North Carolina.

Microsoft and EDPR sign VPPAs for 389MW of US solar capacity

February 11, 2025
US technology giant Microsoft has signed virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) for 389MW of solar capacity with EDP Renewables.
RWE and Peabody will collaborate on 10 projects on reclaimed mining land. Image: RWE

RWE to develop 5.5GW US solar, energy storage on retired coal mining land

November 25, 2024
RWE will acquire seven potential solar and energy storage projects on Peabody’s land and will partner with the mining firm on the remaining three.
Markum Solar Groundbreaking. Photo Courtesy: Scout Clean Energy

US ROUND-UP: Arevon, National Grid Renewables, Scout Clean Energy progress on PV plants

November 22, 2024
A roundup of three solar project announcements in the US states of Texas, California and Illinois from three developers.
Solar panels from a project from developer EDP Renewables

‘Low hanging fruit is gone’ for US solar developers, says EDP CEO

October 23, 2024
Ganapathy said that her company has consciously established solar, storage and wind projects in a “broad mix” of US states
Close-up of First Solar-made solar panels from a PV project in the US state of Texas by Swift Current Energy

Google finances Swift Current Energy 800MW solar PV project in Illinois

August 21, 2024
In related news, Google has signed a strategic long-term agreement with independent power producer Energix Renewables to develop 1.5GW PV.

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