T&D World Staff | T&D World October 17 Completion of Alliant Energy’s Wood County Solar Project marks a milestone for the community of Saratoga in central Wisconsin. In addition to generating clean, carbon-free electricity, the 150-MW solar site created more than 200 construction jobs and is expected to deliver an estimated $600,000 in new sharedContinueContinue reading “Alliant Energy Completes 150 MW Solar Power Array”
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Solar project in Cass moving toward construction
Samantha McDaniel-Ogletree | My Journal Courier October 14 BEARDSTOWN — A solar project that has been in the works since 2019 is in the final stages before construction after the company was awaiting companies to purchase rights to the electricity generated by the project. Johnna Guintry, the vice president of marketing and public relations forContinueContinue reading “Solar project in Cass moving toward construction”
Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure plans 40-MW Minnesota solar project
Billy Ludt | Solar Power World October 5 Allied Solar, a new joint venture between Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure (GSI) and SolarGen today plan to develop a 40-MW utility-scale solar park on approximately 200 acres of privately-owned land in Alexandria, Minnesota. The proposed project will provide renewable energy to power at least 7,600 homes within the Midwest Independent System OperatorContinueContinue reading “Greenwood Sustainable Infrastructure plans 40-MW Minnesota solar project”
Alliant Energy announces plan for its first utility-scale battery installations at solar farms in Wood, Grant counties
Karl Ebert | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel September 30 Alliant Energy on Friday announced plans to add its first utility-scale battery storage systems to solar energy farms in Wood and Grant counties. The lithium iron phosphate batteries would provide a combined 175 megawatts of storage, enough to power 180,000 homes for four hours. That means a reserve powerContinueContinue reading “Alliant Energy announces plan for its first utility-scale battery installations at solar farms in Wood, Grant counties”
EDP Renewables starts construction on 202-MW Indiana wind farm
EDP Staff | Windpower Engineering and Development October 4, 2022 EDP Renewables North America, a renewable energy developer and operator in North America, started construction at the 202-MW Indiana Crossroads II Wind Farm in White County, Indiana. The project is slated to be operational in 2023 and will annually power the equivalent of more thanContinueContinue reading “EDP Renewables starts construction on 202-MW Indiana wind farm”
Crawfish River Solar Project near Jefferson on schedule for operation this year
Steve Sharp | Watertown Daily Times September 23 MADISON — Despite pandemic supply chain issues experienced in almost every construction project these days, it appears the Crawfish River Solar Project being undertaken by Alliant Energy, will be up and running on time — meaning by the end of this year. Alliant’s officials took the DailyContinueContinue reading “Crawfish River Solar Project near Jefferson on schedule for operation this year”
ACP Releases Clean Power Quarterly Report Q2 2022
In the second quarter of the year the clean energy industry installed 3,188 MW of new clean power capacity, bringing total 2022 installations to 9,795 MW. American Clean Power Association State Highlights Illinois Illinois had the second most land-based wind capacity in the pipeline at 2,247 MW. Indiana Across the U.S., Indiana sits in thirdContinueContinue reading “ACP Releases Clean Power Quarterly Report Q2 2022”
Honeysuckle Solar Farm gets final approval; project should get underway this year
Ed Semmler | South Bend Tribune September 13, 2022 Work could still get underway this year on an estimated $164.7 million solar farm on the west side of St. Joseph County. The project, which was given final approval by St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday night, will be located on more than 1,000 acres ofContinueContinue reading “Honeysuckle Solar Farm gets final approval; project should get underway this year”
Minnesota PUC approves Xcel Energy’s 460-MW solar project to replace Sherco coal-fired generation
Ethan Howland | Utility Dive September 16, 2022 Dive Brief: The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission on Thursday approved Xcel Energy’s plan to build and own 460 MW of solar next to its roughly 1,780-MW coal-fired Sherco power plant, which is being retired in phases this decade. The Inflation Reduction Act will likely reduce the project’s cost forContinueContinue reading “Minnesota PUC approves Xcel Energy’s 460-MW solar project to replace Sherco coal-fired generation”
2 MW solar project provides new life for Illinois brownfield site
Kevin Clark | Power Engineering September 6, 2022 Renewables developers Ameresco and Inovateus Solar have completed a 2.62 MW solar project at a former General Motors Powertrain Division Plant turned brownfield site in the US state of Illinois. The Danville solar system includes more than 6,600 solar modules and is connected to the Ameren utilityContinueContinue reading “2 MW solar project provides new life for Illinois brownfield site”