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NextEra breaks ground on 110-MW wind farm in Minnesota

NextEra Energy Resources opened the 110-MW Walleye Wind Energy Center in Minnesota, in June 2022. (Courtesy: NextEra) Follow @EngelsAngle NextEra Energy Resources broke ground in Minnesota on a 110 MW windfarm. The Walleye Wind Energy Center, Rock County, will feature 40 GE Wind Turbines. The project is expected to start operations in 2022, subject approval […]

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Dominion Energy launches rooftop solar service in Virginia

BrightSuite, an Dominion Energy company has launched a Virginia-based rooftop solar program. The company also serves industrial and commercial customers (Courtesy of Dominion Energy). Follow @EngelsAngle Utilities have been criticised for preventing or delaying the uptake distributed energy resources like rooftop solar that could disrupt the century-old electricity distribution system. Dominion Energy is now offering

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North Carolina high court sides with rooftop solar owner over HOA

The Raleigh house before and following the installation of solar panels. That case has been brought before the North Carolina Supreme Court. Credit: Blue Raven Solar/ Courtesy By Elizabeth Ouzts, Energy News Network The bipartisan 4-3 ruling could have a significant impact on thousands of developments across the state. “It opens the door to a

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Sol Systems Obtains Indiana Solar Project from Orion-Eolian Joint Venture

Yuri Horwitz Sol Systems LLC acquired a 91-MW DC solar development project located in Spencer County, Indiana. Orion Renewable Power Resources LLC was formed as a joint venture by Orion Renewable Energy Group LLC with Eolian L.P. The project, known as Grandview, is part of Sol Systems’ Impact + Infrastructure growth strategy. “This acquisition builds

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Terrasmart Delivers Racking Systems for Chicago Urban League Commercial Installation

Gibraltar Industries’ Terrasmart renewable energy arm has supplied its racking system for Chicago’s largest commercial solar installation. The rooftop and carport solar installations combined yield 213 KW DC of solar generating capacity for the Chicago Urban League, one of the country’s oldest urban advocacy organizations for the advancement of African Americans. The system represents the

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Legends Solar Platform Enables Investors to Purchase Panels at Scale, On Demand

Nera Lerner Legends Solar has debuted Legends Rooftop, an “’on-demand” solar investing platform that allows investors to directly purchase panels operating on commercial solar farms. With Legends Solar’s finance partner SDC Energy, investors earn cash when their panels generate and sell electricity. “Locked out of the housing market and unable to install rooftop panels on

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