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Silicon Ranch, Nextracker Continue Partnership with 1.5 GW Solar Tracker Agreement

Credit: Credit: Independent power producer Silicon Ranch and Nextracker LLC, a provider of intelligent, integrated solar tracker and software solutions, have signed a master supply agreement (MSA) to deliver 1.5 GW of Nextracker’s solar tracker technology to Silicon Ranch projects through 2024, with options to expand as Silicon Ranch’s portfolio grows. The MSA marks the

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Xcel Chooses Pivot to Develop Income-Qualified Colo. Community Solar Projects

Pivot Energy was selected by Xcel Energy to develop a 41 MW portfolio of community solar in Colorado. This portfolio will only serve income-qualified households below an established income threshold. The eight projects are located throughout Boulder, Logan and Mesa Counties. Pivot Energy can offer affordable community solar subscriptions for income-qualified households. This will allow

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ACP: Solar Installations Grew 11 Percent, Energy Storage +173 Percent in Q1 2022

The American Clear Energy Affiliation has launched its Clear Energy Market Report Q1 2022, which reveals that wind, utility-scale photo voltaic and battery storage sectors put in 6,619 MW of utility-scale clear energy capability – sufficient to energy 1.4 million American houses. The document capability is essentially as a result of positive aspects in battery

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Vistra brings Texas’ largest battery energy storage system online

DeCordova Energy Storage Facility provides 260 MW of dispatchable, instant-start, emission-free power; expands company’s portfolio of zero-carbon generation facilities and reliability in ERCOT. Vistra announced today that its DeCordova Energy Storage Facility located in Granbury in Texas is now online. This facility stores and releases electricity to the ERCOT grid, just in time for another

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Enphase Energy Earns UL Certification for New National Interconnection Standard

Enphase Energy Inc.’s Enphase IQ8 Microinverter system has been certified by UL, a global safety science company, to UL 1741, 3rd edition including the Supplement SB. This certification complies with the new North American safety standards and grid interconnection standards. It connects solar inverters, energy storage system and distributed energy resources (DER), to the grid

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