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In total, 30 of the projects are solar PV – either utility-scale or distributed energy generation (DER) – and would add 2.8GW of capacity.

Independent power producer (IPP) Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company has secured US$950 million in aggregate financing to support the acquisition, construction and operation of a 500MWac solar PV power plant being pursued in the state of New York, US.

New York state has issued its final siting permit for AES’ 125MW Somerset solar project, to be built on former industrial land.

The contracts are spread across 23 large-scale renewables projects, 19 of which are solar PV projects with a combined 1.5GW capacity.

With talks of repowering nuclear power plants in the US for data centres, VPPs can be an immediate alternative to cover data centres needs.

New York governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the state has reached its target of installing 6GW of distributed solar capacity.

Aggreko Energy Transition Solutions has closed US$66 million in loan financing to develop 88.5MW of distributed solar capacity in the US.

Generate Capital and KeyState Renewables have closed their third joint fund, which has supported the development of 53.5MW of community solar.

US developer Nexamp has partnered with coffee maker Starbucks to build 40MW of community solar projects in the US state of Illinois.

The New York Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved solicitations for onshore renewable energy projects and large-scale energy storage, to guide the state to its 2030 energy storage policy target.