South Carolina voted in November to lower Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) rates for utilities while also shortening solar contracts in the state. Six out of seven of the South Carolina Public Service Commission (PSC) commissioners voted in favor of the changes.
The vote came after ... Read More »
NextEra Energy Resources and Entergy Arkansas have teamed up to build the largest utility-scale solar energy project in Arkansas – the Chicot Solar Energy Center.
“We are pleased that Entergy Arkansas and NextEra Energy Resources have partnered together to bring more solar power to the state... Read More »
The U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Office awarded the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) a $10.7 million grant for the research on how to improve the performance of solar energy systems.
“This research aims to identify and mitigate risks related to adding more photovo... Read More »
Constellation, an Exelon company, is expanding Delaware Electric Cooperative’s Bruce A. Henry Solar Farm in Sussex County.
Constellation signed a deal earlier this year with Delaware Electric Cooperative (DEC) to nearly double the size of the 23-acre solar facility near Georgetown. Constellat... Read More »
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted a construction permit for the Tatanka Ridge Wind Project, clearing the way for the Deuel County initiative.
Once completed, the initiative would generate up to 155 megawatts of energy near the towns of Toronto and Brandt. In October, ... Read More »
Wyoming lawmakers recently failed to advance a pair of bills that proposed updating the state’s net metering system, an anomaly compared to a number of other states that have reached agreement on net metering reforms.
The legislature's Joint Corporations, Elections and Political Subdivisions I... Read More »
Black Hills Energy submitted a proposal Monday to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) outlining a plan to add up to 200 megawatts (MW) of renewable energy resources to its Southern Colorado system.
The company noted that it expects its Renewable Advantage plan to deliver significant s... Read More »
A collaboration between Ameren Missouri and BJC HealthCare has brought solar panels and renewable energy to the midtown area of St. Louis.
This is the first such project put forward under Ameren’s Solar Partnership program. The solar facility was placed on top of the 3,000-space BJC employee p... Read More »
The Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) has been working through how best to implement a law passed earlier this year by the Kentucky General Assembly that would impact the ways that utilities credit customers who produce solar and other renewable energy.
Under the new law, the state PSC wil... Read More »
Gulf Power recently announced that it has installed the first solar panels at Blue Indigo Solar Energy Center in Jackson County, Fla., the company's first wholly owned and operated solar energy center.
“Gulf Power is committed to developing cleaner energy and reducing carbon emissions while ens... Read More »