Minnesota Power says its customers are now receiving half of their energy from renewable sources. The achievement highlights the success of Minnesota Power’s EnergyForward strategy to transition to cleaner energy sources while meeting customer expectations for reliable and affordable electricity. The company reached this milestone when the Nobles 2 wind project in … [Read more...] about Minnesota Customers Recieve Half of Energy Needs from Renewables
The Illinois Power Agency Axes Renewable Incentives
The Illinois Power Agency (IPA) has ended all of Illinois’ renewable energy incentives, effectively dismantling the state’s renewable energy program. The renewable energy program, which launched in late 2017, provided financial incentives to the owners of solar and wind energy systems and was the main driver behind the rapid growth in renewable energy jobs and … [Read more...] about The Illinois Power Agency Axes Renewable Incentives
SEIA: Solar Rebounds from Pandemic in Q3
U.S. solar companies installed 3.8 GW of new solar photovoltaic (PV) capacity in Q3, a 9% increase from Q2 installations as the industry experienced a recovery from the worst impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q4 2020 report recently released by the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie. The report projects a … [Read more...] about SEIA: Solar Rebounds from Pandemic in Q3
US Solar, Minnesota Power Enter PPA for Solar+Storage Project
US Solar and Minnesota Power have entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) for a solar+storage project in Grand Rapids, Minn. The project is the result of a collaboration between US Solar, Minnesota Power, Grand Rapids Public Utilities, the Itasca Clean Energy Team and Grand Rapids. “This project is an impressive feat of collaboration,” says Reed Richerson, COO … [Read more...] about US Solar, Minnesota Power Enter PPA for Solar+Storage Project
Solar Support Launches Predictive, Corrective Inverter Program
Solar Support, an engineering services company, has rolled out a diagnostic equipment maintenance program that uses analytics to assess the health of central inverters in utility-scale PV systems. Backed by the company’s 22 years of inverter and power electronics troubleshooting, the program supports both predictive and corrective O&M. Solar Support engineers analyze … [Read more...] about Solar Support Launches Predictive, Corrective Inverter Program