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US electric utility Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has announced a plan to expand a 765 kV substation to add 2.45GW of renewables in Illinois. 

US developer and operator Adapture Renewables has acquired a portfolio of solar projects in the US Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) territory from developer TED Renewables.

A total of three trade associations in the US have established Solar Powers Illinois, hoping to promote the benefits of solar in Illinois.

Small-scale utility and community solar developer Renewable Properties has secured a US$25 million development capital investment to continue developing its 1GW US community solar project pipeline.

Summit Ridge Energy and HASI have agreed to build, own and operate a 250MW community solar portfolio in the states of Illinois and Maryland.

Swift Current Energy has closed financing for its 800MWdc/593MWac Double Black Diamond solar project, having raised US$779 million.

US solar developer Swift Current Energy has started construction on its 800MWdc ‘Double Black Diamond’ solar PV project in central Illinois.

US shipments of PV modules reached a new high last year amid continued demand for new solar capacity.

Renewables developer Invenergy is launching a green hydrogen project that will be co-located with a solar farm in the US state of Illinois.

Community solar deployment in the US is set to be boosted by support programmes and clean energy commitments from state governments, according to Wood Mackenzie, which has increased its install projections in spite of interconnection challenges facing the segment.