S&P Global Commodity Insights | S&P Capital IQ Pro May 2, 2022 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is calling on the Biden administration to quickly review the Commerce Department’s recently launched investigation into the alleged evasion of import tariffs by Chinese solar manufacturers and for the agency to issue a preliminary determination on theContinueContinue reading “‘Massive disruption’: Senators pressure Biden to conclude solar trade probe”
Category Archives: Solar
McLean County to consider solar farm southwest of Bloomington
Eric Stock | WGLT May 2, 2022 A California company wants to build what would be McLean County’s largest solar farm. Cypress Creek Renewables has applied to build Towanda Solar, a 5-megawatt solar facility southwest of Bloomington in Dale Township. The county’s only existing solar farm, Moraine Solar east of Downs, is a 2-megawatt facility.ContinueContinue reading “McLean County to consider solar farm southwest of Bloomington”
Protecting property rights: Alternative energy projects can be profitable for everyone
Debbie Rogers | Sentinel-Tribune April 28, 2022 When a wind farm — or other alternative energy development — inevitably blows into Wood County, the commissioners should be prepared to embrace it and use it to transform schools. Tony Zartman, deputy director of programs and operations for the Land and Liberty Coalition, gave a presentation recentlyContinueContinue reading “Protecting property rights: Alternative energy projects can be profitable for everyone”
Sol Systems Acquires 37 MW Illinois Solar Project from Lightrock Power
Sol Systems | Global Newswire April 28, 2022 Washington, DC, April 28, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, Washington, DC.-based Sol Systems, LLC, announced the acquisition of a 37-megawatt (MWdc) solar development project in Morgan County, Illinois from Lightrock Power. Sol Systems acquired the project through an RFP process executed on LevelTen Energy’s Asset Marketplace and it isContinueContinue reading “Sol Systems Acquires 37 MW Illinois Solar Project from Lightrock Power”
Farming’s next frontier: Solar energy
Newsy | 8KPAX April 22, 2022 For farmers across America, planting season is well underway. “In this in this area, I’ve had some mint here, you know, peppermint, seed corn, commercial corn, soybeans,” said Indiana landowner Norman Welker. But rather than seeds, a group of farmers in Northwest Indiana is putting steel piles into theirContinueContinue reading “Farming’s next frontier: Solar energy”
Minnesota solar firms, including Eden Prairie’s EVS, are growing at a hot pace
Neal St. Anthony | Star Tribune April 28, 2022 President Andy Kim of Eden Prairie and his solar engineering company EVS are riding the renewable energy wave. EVS, which does much of its business in huge, sunny Texas, has grown from 50 to 120 workers since 2019. The company just expanded its headquarters by 40%ContinueContinue reading “Minnesota solar firms, including Eden Prairie’s EVS, are growing at a hot pace”
Marshall County landfill goes solar
Robert Maharry | Times-Republican April 28, 2022 Visitors to the Marshall County Landfill will likely notice a few large, shiny new additions on the property the next time they come by, and before long, these solar arrays will be producing enough electricity to power the entire facility. Don Ballalatak, the manager at the landfill, saidContinueContinue reading “Marshall County landfill goes solar”
Regulators approve second phase of Alliant Energy’s $1.5 billion clean energy plan
Chris Hubbuch | Wisconsin State Journal Apr 28, 2022 Wisconsin regulators have approved the second piece of Alliant Energy’s plans to spend more than $1.5 billion to replace its coal-fired plants with solar energy. The Public Service Commission voted unanimously Thursday to authorize Alliant to buy or build six solar farms at a cost ofContinueContinue reading “Regulators approve second phase of Alliant Energy’s $1.5 billion clean energy plan”
BCSE Releases Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook
The Sustainable Energy in America Factbook – produced annually for the Business Council for Sustainable Energy by BloombergNEF — provides valuable year-over-year data and insights on the American energy transformation and progress of energy efficiency, natural gas and renewable energy sectors.Business Council for Sustainable Energy The Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook provides an in-depth look at the trends in the energy sector,ContinueContinue reading “BCSE Releases Sustainable Energy in America 2022 Factbook”
Solar Power Energizes the Illinois Economy
Click the sources below to learn more. Illinois landowners receive about $3.3 million in annual land lease payments from 621 MW of installed utility-scale solar.American Clean Power Association The solar industry has invested a total of $2 billion in the state of Illinois.Solar Energy Industries Association Illinois renewable energy grew rapidly in the past fewContinueContinue reading “Solar Power Energizes the Illinois Economy”