Category: In the News
Reuters: U.S. VP Harris takes Biden’s jobs message to Marjorie Taylor Greene’s district
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris speaks, during the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany February 18, 2023. DALTON, Georgia, April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday took the Biden administration’s jobs agenda to a right-wing Georgia congressional district represented by Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, an avid supporter of former President […]
The Hill: Harris announces largest single investment in US community solar power at Georgia plant
Vice President Harris speaks to the audience during her visit to the Qcells solar plant in Dalton, Ga. Thursday, April 6, 2023. Summit Ridge Energy, the largest U.S.-based solar energy company, will buy 2.5 million solar panels from Korean solar panel manufacturer Qcells, Vice President Harris announced Thursday at a Georgia Qcells facility. Harris made […]
The Washington Post: Inside Biden’s balancing act on ditching coal
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The Associated Press: Harris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visit
WASHINGTON (AP) — Continuing its efforts to promote renewable energy, the Biden administration on Thursday announced what it says will be the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.
PV Magazine: Summit Ridge raises tax equity for 50 MW Maine and Illinois solar portfolio
The $67 million investment utilizes the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Qualified Advanced Energy Project Credit program. Once guidance for low- and moderate-income community incentives and domestic content requirements program is finalized, the developer expects to expand its partnership with the tax investor to fund additional projects in underserved and traditional energy communities. ComEd and Summit […]
Solar Builder: Babcock & Wilcox awarded $15M in Illinois community solar contracts
Babcock & Wilcox Solar Energy Inc., a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc. (B&W), has been awarded $15 million in contracts by Summit Ridge Energy LLC (SRE) to engineer, procure and construct five community solar power installations in Illinois. The projects total approximately 15 MW and are scheduled for completion in 2023. […]