Santa Barbara City College to Become Community Resilience Hub with Scale Microgrid Project
Scale Microgrids has been awarded a $4.2 million grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) through the Community Energy Reliability and Resilience Investment (CERRI) program to develop a campus microgrid at Santa Barbara City College (SBCC). The microgrid will integrate solar, battery storage, and EV charging, establishing SBCC as a designated Community Resilience Hub capable […]
EDF Power Solutions, Masdar Sign PPAs for 128 MW Solar+Storage Project
EDF Power Solutions North America and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), co-owners of the BigBeau Solar and Storage Project, have entered into 15-year power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Southern California Edison (SCE). The PPAs cover the output from the 128-megawatt (MW) solar plant and its 40 MW/160 megawatt-hour (MWh) battery energy storage system in […]
Midwest: The Next Frontier for Utility-Scale Solar and Storage
The Market Has Reached a Turning Point The Midwest solar and storage market has reached its most consequential development phase yet. MISO’s 2025 Long-Term Reliability Assessment documented a capacity shortfall beginning in 2030. Hyperscalers have committed hundreds of billions of dollars to data center campuses across Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin, driving load forecasts […]
IKO Completes First Commercial Solar Installation in Seville, Ohio at Blair Rubber Facility
Roofing, waterproofing, and insulation company IKO has completed a 503.1-kilowatt (kW) solar installation at its Blair Rubber manufacturing facility in Seville, Ohio. Developed in collaboration with Artisun Solar, the project marks the first commercial solar installation in the Village of Seville. The system is expected to generate approximately 536,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity annually, equivalent […]
California Unveils $55.2 Million in EV Fast Charging Incentives Through CALeVIP Program
The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced $55.2 million in new funding through the California Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Project (CALeVIP) to accelerate the installation of publicly available DC fast chargers across the state. The funding will be available through two upcoming incentive windows under CALeVIP’s Fast Charge California Project. The first window, running October 7, […]
New York Greenlights 100 MW Fort Edward Solar Project, Bringing State Total to 5.1 GW
The New York State Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Electric Transmission (ORES) has issued a final siting permit to Boralex LLC for the Fort Edward Solar Project, a 100-megawatt (MW) solar facility in the Town of Fort Edward, Washington County. The project is expected to be operational by 2030. The facility will generate enough […]
Enbridge Brings Phase One of One of North America’s Largest Solar Projects Online in Texas
Enbridge has announced that Sequoia Solar Phase One, a 400-megawatt (MW) solar facility located in Callahan County, west of Dallas, Texas, is now fully operational. Sequoia Solar is being developed in two phases, with Phase Two adding 415 MW of capacity; it is expected to reach completion by year-end. Once fully operational, the combined 815 […]
Standard Solar Adds 8 MW of New York Community Solar
Standard Solar has announced the acquisition of two community solar projects in New York from EDF power solutions North America, adding approximately 8 megawatts (MW) of capacity to its existing portfolio in the state. The two projects — Water Chestnut, a 3.9 MW project in Alfred Station, Allegany County, and Hanoverian, a 4 MW project […]
Philadelphia Taps PositivEnergy to Deploy 435-Port Public EV Charging Network
PositivEnergy has announced a major expansion of its work with the City of Philadelphia to deploy approximately 435 DC fast charging and Level 2 charging ports across the city. The project builds on Philadelphia’s ongoing electrification efforts and reflects the city’s commitment to expanding accessible and equitable EV charging infrastructure at scale. In a sector […]
Ohio Supreme Court Reverses Permit for Shell-Backed Oak Run Solar Project
The Ohio Supreme Court has overturned a permit previously granted to Oak Run Solar, a proposed 6,000-acre utility-scale solar and battery storage project in Madison County, Ohio, developed by Savion, a subsidiary of Shell. A fractured majority of Republican justices sided with local and county officials who challenged the permit, finding that the application did […]
U.S. Energy Storage Installations Hit Record High in Q1 2026
The U.S. energy storage industry installed 9.7 gigawatt-hours (GWh) of new capacity in the first quarter of 2026, the strongest first quarter on record, according to the U.S. Energy Storage Market Outlook Q2 2026 released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Benchmark Mineral Intelligence. Installations were up 32% year-over-year. Over 610 GWh of […]
Earthrise Energy Wins Approval for 600 MW Solar Project in Illinois
Earthrise Energy, an independent power producer (IPP), announced that the Will County Board has approved a special use permit for its proposed 600-megawatt (MW) Pride of the Prairie solar energy project in Joliet, Illinois. The project will leverage the existing interconnection point at Earthrise’s Lincoln Generating Facility, allowing new power to come online more quickly […]