Category: Solar Sales and Services

Monadnock Ledger-Transcript – Peterborough Planning Board sees preliminary plans for solar project William Davidson of Hoyle Tanner presented a preliminary plan for a solar farm at 538 Greenfield Road on behalf of the NH Solar Parent. The company is building 10 other solar farms in New Hampshire.  COURTESY IMAGE BY HOYLE TANNER  According to William Davidson of Hoyle Tanner Engineering, a proposed solar farm would use about 5.6 acres pf a 12-acre parcel at 538 Greenfield Road  (Route 136) adjacent to Burke Road. Davidson, representing NH Solar, presented preliminary plans for what could be Peterborough’s largest solar…

Gannett Joseph Dits, South Bend Tribune July 11, 2024 at 12:01 PM This map shows the more than 2,000 acres where Hexagon Energy is lining up leases for solar farms near North Liberty as of June 2024. Here are five things to know after the St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday passed new restrictions and requirements on commercial solar farms. Final vote: With more solar farms quietly on the way, council passes restrictions but not moratorium How big are the solar farms that are being planned in North Liberty? The…

The Jacksonville Plans Commission struck down a rezoning request for a proposed solar farm on the east side of Jacksonville. The plans commission denied a request by property owner Jeff York to rezone his current farm ground from a residential to a manufacturing district with a special use permit. York has entered into a preliminary agreement with Summit Ridge Energy for the proposed construction of a 5-megawatt solar farm on just under 60 acres of property located between Reynolds Consumer Products and the Prairie Knolls subdivision along East Morton Avenue.…

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) recently inaugurated the Pearl River Solar Park in Scott County, Mississippi, marking its entry into the state. This solar park boasts an installed capacity of 210 MWp (175 MWac), which can power over 27,000 average Mississippi homes annually. The project comprises 400,000 photovoltaic panels, both monofacial and bifacial tracking, contributing clean and cost-effective energy to the state’s grid. Beyond energy production, Pearl River is set to benefit local communities significantly. Throughout its operational life, it will funnel more than $50 million in payments to…

Avangrid Inc., a sustainable energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, recently installed the “Golden Row” at its Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio, near Miller City. The Golden Row represents the first row of solar panels that the rest of construction will be modeled after. With the Golden Row in place, Avangrid has continued work on site and installed more than 1,000 panels to date. “I am excited to see that work at our Powell Creek solar project is off to a great start,” says Pedro…

Scott Buckley Renewable energy developer Green Lantern Solar has closed on the sale of two fully permitted community solar projects to Madison Energy Infrastructure. Both projects, each with a capacity of 975 kilowatts AC, are under construction in Maine and expected to be completed in 2024. The Mechanic Falls solar project is 1504.2 kW DC located on 7.748 acres in Mechanic Falls, Maine, and is expected to produce 1,845,653 kilowatt hours annually. The Roosevelt Trail solar project in Windham, Maine, features a system size of 1684.8 kW DC located on…

Whether you’re heading off-grid or kitting yourself out for any potential power outages, a portable power station can help you be ready for anything, but being prepared doesn’t come cheap. Thankfully, there are some early Amazon Prime Day deals that can help make these kinds of things more affordable including this Jackery Solar Generator 2000 Pro bundle. It’s discounted to $2,099 right now which means you’ll save $300. This deal might not last for long though so consider placing the order sooner rather than later if you want to be sure…

In a groundbreaking study published in Advanced Materials, Chan and his colleagues—including graduate students Kushal Rijal, Neno Fuller, and Fatimah Rudayni from the University of Kansas’ Department of Physics & Astronomy—along with KU chemistry professor Cindy Berrie have uncovered a microscopic mechanism that partially explains the remarkable performance attained by an NFA. Kushal Rijal (right) and Neno Fuller (left) performed the TR-TPPE measurement using the ultra-high vacuum photoemission spectroscopy system shown in the picture. Image Credit: The University of Kansas Solar energy is essential for a sustainable energy future. Traditionally, silicon—the…

FRANKLIN, NJ — Solar panels caught fire on top of a warehouse in Franklin Township prompting a large response from emergency responders on Wednesday. On July 10 at 5:08 p.m., the Franklin Township Police Department and firefighters went to a business on School House Road near Randolph Road after multiple calls reported black smoke coming from the top of the warehouse. Police and firefighters arrived to see heavy smoke and find the solar panels on the roof of the structure on fire spreading rapidly, said Millstone Valley Fire Department. The…

FRANKLIN, NJ — Solar panels caught fire on top of a business in Franklin Township prompting a large response from emergency responders on Wednesday. On July 10 at 5:08 p.m., the Franklin Township Police Department and firefighters went to a Cozzoli Machine Company on School House Road near Randolph Road after multiple calls reported black smoke coming from the roof of the manufacturing facility. Police and firefighters arrived to see heavy smoke and find the solar panels on the roof of the structure on fire spreading rapidly, said Millstone Valley…