Florida Municipal Power Agency (FMPA), in partnership with 12 Florida municipal electric utilities and Florida Renewable Partners, has broken ground on the 223.5MW Florida Municipal Solar Project. Once completed, the installation will be one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the US.
Danish utility giant Ørsted has started building its first large-scale solar-plus-storage project in the US, located in Andrews County, Texas, alongside existing oil and gas installations.
Top US residential player posts Q3 2019 deployment volumes of 107MW and eyes 115-118MW in Q4 2019 despite warning that ‘tight labor market’ could hamper customer growth and order delivery.
Coolidge Planning and Zoning Commission approves sPower's 100MW PV project plus a 472-hectare separate scheme proposed by Saint Solar in the same city.
McDonald's has signed off on two long-term, large-scale virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) in which the company will purchase renewable energy generated by both a 160MW PV project in Texas and the Aviator Wind West project located in Coke County, Texas.
Low-cost perovskite, cadmium telluride cells, PV field factories and grid integration of solar-plus-storage among research schemes bagging US$128m DoE funds after import barriers were tightened.
ENGIE North America took part in a groundbreaking ceremony with county officials and customers for the 225MW Long Draw Solar Project in Texas. By signing off on a PPA for the project’s full generation capacity, ENGIE will serve four Texas municipalities (New Braunfels, Denton, Garland, and Kerrville) and their respective electric utilities.
In other Golden State developments, LA City Council green lights 8minute's 400MW/1,200MWh solar-plus-storage hybrid, set to supply utility LADWP starting 2022.
