Tesla, SolarCity Powering entire Island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power Updated On Wed, Nov 23rd, 2016 by Saurenergy Tesla has revealed that with SolarCity it is powering nearly the entire island of Ta’u in American Samoa with solar power. Tesla officially acquired SolarCity on Monday. SolarCity in a blog notes that Ta’u now hosts a solar power and battery storage-enabled microgrid that can supply nearly 100 percent of the island’s power needs from […] Read more
EnergySage Launches First-Ever Community Solar Marketplace Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy EnergySage announced today that it has launched the country’s first Community Solar Marketplace™, which drastically simplifies how property owners and renters research and sign up for community solar by both aggregating the many available options in one place and standardizing project information. Now, interested consumers can locate and compare multiple community solar projects in their […] Read more
Mosaic Announces New Financing Facilities for Over $550 Million in Home Solar Loans Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy Mosaic, the leading provider of solar loan financing for homeowners, today announced the closing of a $250 million warehouse facility with Deutsche Bank as the arranger and administrative agent. Together with recent upsizes to Mosaic’s existing warehouse facility and a forward flow whole loan sale arrangement, this agreement provides Mosaic with $550 million of new […] Read more
PSEG Solar Source Acquires 6.6 MW Solar Project from BayWa r.e. Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy PSEG Solar Source today announced it has acquired a 6.6 MW-dc solar energy facility from BayWa r.e. Solar Projects representing an investment of $12.2 million. The PSEG Hemlock Solar Energy Center is under construction and scheduled to begin operations later this year. The PSEG Hemlock Solar Energy Center has a 15-year power purchase agreement with […] Read more
West Contra Costa Unified School District Goes Solar with SunPower Updated On Tue, Nov 22nd, 2016 by Saurenergy West Contra Costa Unified School District (WCCUSD) and SunPower Corp. will begin construction of SunPower Helix solar systems at 34 school sites in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. The solar installations will include carports, shade structures and rooftop systems and will be constructed over the next year, with the first phase being […] Read more
The Investors Theorem: Your Rooftop PV Solar Project Updated On Mon, Nov 21st, 2016 by Saurenergy Over the past two decades, there have been many attempts to reform the electric utility market. The costly and complex operations of transporting energy have made utilities natural monopolies, while regulatory barriers and the high fixed costs of building and maintaining regional electrical grid infrastructure have also kept much competition at verge. Now with vigorous […] Read more
Need To Realize The Potential Of Solar Energy For Clean Future: Bojjala Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Environment and Forests Minister, Bojjala Gopalakrishna at ‘Solar Biz’, a seminar organized by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and AP-TDC on Friday emphasized on the need for realizing the full potential of solar energy to give clean environment to the next generation and avoid huge expenditure on fossil fuels. Speaking to The Hindu Reddy […] Read more
DTE Energy begins operation of Ypsilanti’s largest solar array Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy DTE Energy has completed installation of the largest solar array in the City of Ypsilanti. The array will provide enough clean energy to power approximately 150 homes. The array has 2,520 solar panels, enough panels to nearly cover Eastern Michigan University’s football field. Construction began in June 2016, and the array was commissioned in September. […] Read more
TVA, NextEra Energy Resources celebrate commissioning of Alabama’s largest solar energy project Updated On Sat, Nov 19th, 2016 by Saurenergy Local leaders joined executives from NextEra Energy Resources and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) this morning to celebrate the commissioning of Alabama’s largest solar energy project – the River Bend Solar Energy Center. “We are pleased to once again work with our valued customer, TVA, to bring additional renewables into their portfolio with this first […] Read more
