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Southern Power Expands Millers Branch Solar Facility In Texas
5/6/2024
Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provider and subsidiary of Southern Company, today announced the expansion of its 29th solar project — Millers Branch Solar Facility. The Phase II expansion represents an additional 180-megawatts (MW) from the current Phase I 200 MW facility that is nearing the start of construction.
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Nordex Group Receives Order For 148 MW For N149/5.X Turbines
5/2/2024
The Nordex Group has received an order for N149/5.X turbines from the United States and will be supplying 25 of its Delta 4000 series models. The turbines will be installed with an 89m seismic tower at an undisclosed wind farm in California.
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MN8 Energy Sources 457 MW Of American Solar Modules From First Solar
5/1/2024
First Solar, Inc. (“First Solar”) announced that MN8 Energy LLC (“MN8”) has placed orders for 457 megawatts (MW) of advanced thin film solar modules, including 170 MW of Series 6 Plus bifacial modules and 287 MW of Series 7 modules. The modules will power projects in the northeastern and southern United States.
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ORIX Begins Operation Of Minami-Kayabe Geothermal Power Plant, Japan's Largest Binary Cycle Geothermal Power Plant In Hokkaido
5/1/2024
ORIX Corporation (“ORIX”) announced today that it has begun commercial operation of the Minami-Kayabe Geothermal Power Plant in the Minami-Kayabe region of Hakodate City, Hokkaido*1. The power plant has a generation capacity of 6,500 kW (6.5 MW), and is the largest*2 binary cycle geothermal power plant in Japan.
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Seven Corporate Buyers Enter Into Aggregation Deal To Purchase 180 MW Of Solar Energy Through The Net Zero Consortium For Buyers
5/1/2024
Through Sustainability Roundtable, Inc.'s Net Zero Consortium for Buyers (NZCB), Cisco, Juniper Networks, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Cadence Design Systems, IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., PTC, and a large healthcare company signed an aggregated virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power Company for the renewable energy credits produced by the 180 MW Phase II portion of the Millers Branch Solar Facility in Haskell County, Texas, expected to achieve commercial operation in the second quarter of 2026.
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Aspen Power To Acquire Community Solar Portfolio In Illinois
5/1/2024
Aspen Power, a distributed generation platform with the mission of accelerating and democratizing decarbonization, announced today that it is partnering with a developer to acquire 20 community solar projects up to 19 megawatts (MW), primarily in Illinois.
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Innovative Commercial And Community Solar Project Starts Generating Power In Maryland
5/1/2024
Chaberton Energy, a Maryland-based solar developer, and Pivot Energy, a national renewable energy owner and operator, announced today that they are powering up an innovative solar project in Maryland.
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Birch Creek Energy Orders 547 MW Of First Solar Modules
4/30/2024
First Solar, Inc.announced an agreement to supply Birch Creek Energy (“Birch Creek”) with 547 MW of advanced Series 6 Plus Bifacial thin film photovoltaics (PV) modules. The St. Louis-based renewable energy company plans to deploy the modules in projects across its development pipeline in the United States.
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Richardson Electronics, Ltd. Announces Large-Scale Pitch Energy Module Retrofit Program
4/30/2024
Richardson Electronics, Ltd. a global provider of engineered solutions for renewable energy and other power management applications, announced a strategic partnership with Suzlon Energy Limited, India’s largest renewable energy solutions provider.
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Vogtle Unit 4 Enters Commercial Operation
4/29/2024
Georgia Power declared today that Plant Vogtle Unit 4 has entered commercial operation and is now serving customers and the State of Georgia. The new unit, which can produce enough electricity to power an estimated 500,000 homes and businesses, will provide reliable, emissions-free energy to customers for at least 60 to 80 years.