EDP - Tue October 04, 2022
EDP Renewables Begins First Solar Project in Texas
EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA), a renewable energy developer and operator in North America, announced the start of construction on its 240-megawatt (MW) Cattlemen I Solar Park in Milam County, Texas....
Bureau of Land Management - Tue August 23, 2022
Solar Project Will Create 750 Union Construction Jobs
The Bureau of Land Management has issued the final approval for construction of the Oberon solar project on approximately 2,600 acres of BLM-managed land near Desert Center in eastern Riverside County, a significant milestone in the Biden-Harris administration's efforts to modernize America's power infrastructure in the West and permit at least 25 gigawatts of solar, wind, and geothermal production on public lands by 2025....
Duke Energy - Tue May 31, 2022
Construction Commences On Idaho's Largest Solar Project
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, recently announced the start of construction of the 120-megawatt (MW) Jackpot Solar project in Twin Falls County, Ida....
CEG - Tue February 01, 2022
First Solar Panels on Highway Sound Walls in U.S. to Be Built in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is on the verge of becoming the first region in the United States to install solar panels on a highway noise barrier, according to a Jan. 25 statement from the Department of Transportation (MassDOT)....
Associated Press - Wed December 29, 2021
Boosting Renewable Energy 'Top Priority' in Western U.S.
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) U.S. officials announced approval of two large-scale solar projects in California and moved to open up public lands in other Western states to potential solar power development, as part of President Biden administration's effort to counter climate change by shifting from fossil fuels....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed September 08, 2021
Granite Provides Infrastructure for Massive Energy Project
Motorists traveling east from Palm Springs and Indio, Calif., on I-10 into the desert have been frequently known to mutter, "There's a whole lot of nothing out here." That conversation is changing to "there's a whole lot of something going on out here."Granite Industrial, a subsidiary of California-based Granite Construction Inc....
PV-tech. org - Tue June 15, 2021
Duke Energy Announces Start of Construction in Navarro County
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions has announced that construction has started on its 250MW Pisgah Ridge solar project in Navarro County, Texas. Engineering and construction are being carried out by Moss, while Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will own and operate the park, which is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of 2022....
Invenergy - Mon June 14, 2021
Samson Energy Project Gets Second Round of Financing
Invenergy, a privately-held global developer and operator of sustainable energy solutions, recently announced the completion of construction financing for the second phase of the Samson Solar Energy Center in northeast Texas....
Bechtel - Tue May 18, 2021
Advanced Power Selects Bechtel for Cutlass Solar Project
Advanced Power has selected Bechtel to complete the engineering, procurement and construction of the Cutlass Solar Project in Fort Bend, Texas. The solar PV project will add 140 MWDC to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas' Houston Zone, enough to power approximately 15,000 homes with zero-carbon electricity....
Solar Power World Online - Tue April 20, 2021
Rosendin Kicks Off Construction On 500-MW Solar Project
In southeastern Texas surrounded by farmland, Rosendin's Renewable Energy Group (REG) has begun building the largest solar power project in the state. The Aktina Renewable Power Project calls for the installation of 1.4 million solar modules across 4,000 acres in Wharton County, located outside the Houston metro area....
