March 2022

New York State Takes Top Spot for U.S. Community Solar Development

Gov. Kathy Hochul has revealed that New York has become the top community solar market in the United States with more than 1 GW of community solar installed and operational – enough to serve 209,000 homes across the state. New York also boasts the nation’s largest solar pipeline, with enough community-solar capacity to provide electricity

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Nexamp Completes Solar+Energy Storage Projects for Massachusetts Market

Nexamp co-located two energy storage facilities with existing Nexamp community farms in Massachusetts. The battery storage projects will provide critical frequency regulatory services for the ISO New England markets, in addition to other grid functions. Nexamp’s national portfolio includes hundreds of existing solar generation assets. This project was made possible by the collaboration of Borrego

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ComEd Opens Gar Creek Community Solar Project in Illinois

Image: Trajectory Energy Partners of Illinois ComEd has launched a Kankakee county community solar project. This will provide qualified ComEd customers across northern Illinois with access to solar energy. Customers can also save up to $1,000 on their electricity bills each year for a three year subscription. The Gar Creek solar farm will be available

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Nextracker Debuts Single-Axis Solar Tracker for Photovoltaic Power Plants

Nextracker has introduced NX HorizonXTR, a single-axis terrain-following tracker designed to increase the market for solar energy on sites with difficult terrain. Nextracker began testing NX HorizonXTR at a utility scale three years ago. Nextracker worked closely to customers who were facing capital expenditures and construction challenges on projects with hilly terrain. Select utility scale

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DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower Program Increases Solar Energy Projects in Michigan

Image: Gerry Anderson Video #32, shot at DeMille Solar Farm Lapeer (Mich.). DTE Energy’s MIGreenPower program, a voluntary renewable energy program, has surpassed 50,000 residential subscribers. With approximately 500 new residential customers joining each week and demand from some of the state’s largest corporations and non-profit organizations, the program is driving the addition of thousands

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PJM proposal limits net metered DERs

Rao Konidena, an energy consultant, believes that net metering provisions for the retail side should not be a barrier for distributed resources to participate in wholesale energy, capacity, or ancillary services market. (Photo courtesy: Vivint Solar) Commentators responding to FERC docket #ER22-962 recognize that PJM is restricting a significant number of DERs from participating wholesale

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DOE Funding Series of Projects for American Indian, Alaska Native Communities

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has provided nearly $9 million in funding for 13 American Indian and Alaska Native communities to support 14 renewable and advanced energy projects including solar power. Among these projects: Coeur d’Alene Tribe, Plummer, Idaho: 35.2 kW of solar PV on the roof of the tribe’s Coeur Center, a new

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