Community /category/markets/community/ Covering the world of solar power technology, development and installation. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:26:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 /wp-content/uploads/2017/07/cropped-solar-power-world-online-32x32.png Community /category/markets/community/ 32 32 17 solar, storage projects to be sited on former coal mines in the Appalachians /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/ /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/#respond Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:26:44 +0000 /?p=108533 The Nature Conservancy and the Cumberland Forest Limited Partnership have announced new agreements with Sun Tribe Development and ENGIE to develop 14 solar energy and three battery storage projects on 360 acres of former coal mines in the Appalachians. This is the second round of clean energy project announcements from TNC’s Cumberland Forest Project in…

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]]> /2025/02/17-solar-storage-projects-to-be-sited-on-former-coal-mines-in-the-appalachians/feed/ 0 VDE unveils Hail Risk Atlas to help solar developers forecast economic risk related to hail loss /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/ /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/#comments Tue, 11 Feb 2025 15:31:00 +0000 /?p=108529 Catastrophic risk advisor VDE Americas today launched its VDE Hail Risk Atlas. Designed to forecast the economic risk of solar assets due to hail loss, VDE’s suite of Hail Risk Intelligence products and services for solar developers, insurers and investors paves the way for more defensible, financeable and insurable projects. The VDE Hail Risk Atlas…

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]]> /2025/02/vde-unveils-hail-risk-atlas-to-help-solar-developers-forecast-economic-risk-related-to-hail-loss/feed/ 1 EDPR powers on 3.4-MW Maine community solar project /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/ /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 15:58:53 +0000 /?p=108485 EDPR NA Distributed Generation completed and energized the 3.4-MWAC Bristol I community solar project in Bristol, Maine. This continues EDPR NA DG’s growth in the community solar sector, with more than 61 MWAC of operating assets spanning 32 projects across six states. Power generated from Bristol I will go to more than 400 residential and…

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]]> /2025/02/edpr-powers-on-maine-community-solar-project/feed/ 0 First Solar to distribute solar panels to DG market through Guided Path Solar /2025/02/first-solar-to-distribute-solar-panels-to-dg-market-through-guided-path-solar/ /2025/02/first-solar-to-distribute-solar-panels-to-dg-market-through-guided-path-solar/#respond Wed, 05 Feb 2025 14:03:24 +0000 /?p=108484 Guided Path Solar, a solar product distributor based in Texas and serving the distributed generation (DG) market, will soon have First Solar cadmium telluride (CdTe) solar panels available through its distribution channel. “Guided Path Solar is driven by a desire for a more sustainable and responsible solar industry, making this partnership one with shared core…

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]]> /2025/02/first-solar-to-distribute-solar-panels-to-dg-market-through-guided-path-solar/feed/ 0 Minnesota awards first multi-megawatt solar projects under LMI community solar program /2025/02/minnesota-awards-first-multi-megawatt-solar-projects-under-lmi-community-solar-program/ /2025/02/minnesota-awards-first-multi-megawatt-solar-projects-under-lmi-community-solar-program/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:35:33 +0000 /?p=108483 Enterprise Energy announced that the Minnesota Department of Commerce has awarded the developer capacity for two community solar projects totaling 11 MWDC located in Montevideo and Cottage Grove, Minnesota. Notably, these are the first multi-megawatt projects approved under the state’s Low- and Moderate-Income (LMI) Accessible Community Solar Garden Program. The LMI Accessible Community Solar Garden Program,…

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]]> /2025/02/minnesota-awards-first-multi-megawatt-solar-projects-under-lmi-community-solar-program/feed/ 1 13-MW landfill community solar portfolio in New York approaches completion /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/ /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/#respond Mon, 03 Feb 2025 14:01:41 +0000 /?p=108460 Castillo Engineering was selected by Montante Solar to provide design and engineering services on two of Calibrant Energy’s landfill community solar projects in Niagara, New York, totaling 13 MW. Currently under construction, the projects use ballasted, fixed-tilt mounting technology and are expected to reach completion in Q1 of 2025. “We’re grateful to have partnered with…

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]]> /2025/02/landfill-community-solar-portfolio-in-new-york-approaches-completion/feed/ 0 Prosperity Works, Chaberton Energy start work on 2.8-MW New Mexico community solar project /2025/01/prosperity-works-chaberton-energy-start-work-on-2-8-mw-new-mexico-community-solar-project/ /2025/01/prosperity-works-chaberton-energy-start-work-on-2-8-mw-new-mexico-community-solar-project/#respond Tue, 28 Jan 2025 16:29:15 +0000 /?p=108428 Seizing on the newly open community solar market in New Mexico, Prosperity Works and Chaberton Energy have started development on one project, with four additional projects awaiting approval. The 2.8-MWDC Lake Jody project in Deming, New Mexico, is now under development. Lake Jody will power the equivalent of 650 New Mexico households in the PNM…

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]]> /2025/01/prosperity-works-chaberton-energy-start-work-on-2-8-mw-new-mexico-community-solar-project/feed/ 0 Encore Renewable Energy completes 2 community solar projects in Maine /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/ /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/#respond Wed, 22 Jan 2025 17:24:46 +0000 /?p=108387 Encore Renewable Energy, a renewable energy developer and operator, completed the first two solar projects it will both own and operate in Maine. Brooks Solar, a 4-MW solar array located in Brooks, and Alpine Street Solar, a 2.3-MW array located in Oakland, were both energized last month. These are also the first two projects owned…

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]]> /2025/01/encore-renewable-energy-completes-2-community-solar-projects-in-maine/feed/ 0 Ampion wraps up 25-MW Maine community solar portfolio /2024/12/ampion-wraps-up-25-mw-maine-community-solar-portfolio/ /2024/12/ampion-wraps-up-25-mw-maine-community-solar-portfolio/#respond Thu, 19 Dec 2024 14:38:09 +0000 /?p=108170 Five Maine community solar sites managed by Ampion Renewable Energy reached commercial operation and started producing clean energy in November. These community solar sites, in both Versant Power and Central Maine Power utility territories, add nearly 25 MW of clean power to the grid. The solar projects, located in Franklin, Aroostook, Penobscot and Washington Counties,…

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]]> /2024/12/ampion-wraps-up-25-mw-maine-community-solar-portfolio/feed/ 0 Premier PV harnessing solutions to use advanced connector cap from AWM /2024/12/premier-pv-harnessing-solutions-to-use-advanced-connector-cap-from-awm/ /2024/12/premier-pv-harnessing-solutions-to-use-advanced-connector-cap-from-awm/#respond Tue, 17 Dec 2024 17:57:32 +0000 /?p=108129 eBOS solutions provider Premier PV will use advanced connector caps from Affordable Wire Management on Premier PV harnessing solutions. AWM’s Solar LOTO improves connector reliability during installation and protects construction crews and O&M workers during energization and maintenance of solar projects. Solar crews traditionally use basic dust caps, party balloons or plastic bags to cover…

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]]> /2024/12/premier-pv-harnessing-solutions-to-use-advanced-connector-cap-from-awm/feed/ 0 Nexamp partners with Walmart on over 120 MW of community solar /2024/12/nexamp-partners-with-walmart-120-mw-community-solar/ /2024/12/nexamp-partners-with-walmart-120-mw-community-solar/#respond Mon, 16 Dec 2024 17:49:36 +0000 /?p=108120 Nexamp announced it has partnered with Walmart to develop 31 community solar projects across the United States. These projects are expected to generate more than 120 MWDC of renewable energy for the grid, create over 1,500 jobs, and provide millions in consumer savings for local businesses and approximately 8,000 residential customers. Walmart and Nexamp previously collaborated…

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]]> /2024/12/nexamp-partners-with-walmart-120-mw-community-solar/feed/ 0 Dimension Energy completes 44-MW community solar project in California /2024/12/dimension-energy-completes-44-mw-community-solar-project-in-california/ /2024/12/dimension-energy-completes-44-mw-community-solar-project-in-california/#respond Fri, 06 Dec 2024 17:52:48 +0000 /?p=108067 Dimension Energy has completed construction of the largest third-party-owned community solar project in the United States. Situated in Inyokern, California, this project will produce 44 MW of clean energy, serving a diverse group of residential and commercial customers in Southern California Edison service territory. Among the beneficiaries are over 2,000 households, supportive housing organization the…

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]]> /2024/12/dimension-energy-completes-44-mw-community-solar-project-in-california/feed/ 0 Dimension Energy completes first community solar project in California’s Central Valley /2024/11/dimension-energy-completes-first-community-solar-project-in-californias-central-valley/ /2024/11/dimension-energy-completes-first-community-solar-project-in-californias-central-valley/#respond Fri, 22 Nov 2024 13:07:56 +0000 /?p=107907 On November 18, a group of bipartisan California elected officials joined Dimension Energy to celebrate the launch of the first ever community solar project in the Central Valley. Joe Henri of Dimension Energy was joined by Senator Anna Caballero, Assemblymember Devon Mathis, the California Energy Commission’s Raja Ramesh, and Community Organizer Melynda Metheney in front…

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]]> /2024/11/dimension-energy-completes-first-community-solar-project-in-californias-central-valley/feed/ 0 Renewable Properties wraps up 3.5-MW community solar project in New York /2024/11/renewable-properties-wraps-up-3-5-mw-community-solar-project-in-new-york/ /2024/11/renewable-properties-wraps-up-3-5-mw-community-solar-project-in-new-york/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 19:30:43 +0000 /?p=107881 Renewable Properties announced it has completed the 3.5-MWDC Clemons Road community solar project in the Village of Minoa, New York. In partnership with the Village and Ampion, Renewable Properties’ subscriber manager, nearly 100 Minoa residents subscribed to the program, accounting for 20% of the community solar project’s subscribers. Renewable Properties, the project’s owner, organized a…

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]]> /2024/11/renewable-properties-wraps-up-3-5-mw-community-solar-project-in-new-york/feed/ 0 Castillo Engineering, Recon Corp Illinois community solar portfolio expected online in 2025 /2024/11/castillo-engineering-recon-corp-illinois-community-solar-portfolio-expected-online-in-2025/ /2024/11/castillo-engineering-recon-corp-illinois-community-solar-portfolio-expected-online-in-2025/#respond Wed, 20 Nov 2024 16:11:45 +0000 /?p=107860 Castillo Engineering was selected by Recon Corporation to provide design and engineering services on two new community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 15 MWDC. Part of the Illinois Shines or Adjustable Block Program, the two 7.5-MW projects are located in the cities of Pontiac and Odell and will use single axis trackers. The projects are…

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