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Summit Ridge Energy and HASI Close $309 Million Term Loan on Community Solar Portfolio in Illinois and Maryland
A Summit Ridge Energy 2.8 MW community solar project located in St. Anne, IL. Arlington, VA. (August 6, 2024) – Summit Ridge Energy, the nation’s leading commercial solar company, and HASI, a leading investor in climate solutions, closed a $309 million back-leveraged term loan on a portfolio of 80 operating community solar projects. The loan, […]
Summit Ridge Energy and Qcells Expand Historic U.S. Community Solar Partnership with 2 GW Commitment
Largest domestic community solar purchase in history A Summit Ridge Energy community solar project located in Momence, Illinois using domestically manufactured Qcells modules. Summit Ridge Energy and Qcells expand existing partnership to provide the benefits of clean energy to an estimated 200,000 homes and businesses Qcells will produce the majority of solar modules at its […]
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Energy giant doubles order from Qcells’ Georgia solar panel plant
Summit Ridge Energy order from Qcells marks significant expansion of community solar program A worker makes a visual inspection of one of the solar panels as it moves through the automated assembly line at the Qcells module production facility in Cartersville on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. (Steve Schaefer/[email protected]) Atlanta, GA (June 21, 2024) –A little more […]
Solar Power World: Contractor splits four projects into seven to meet community solar rules in Maryland
Brian Dunn, COO and board member of Summit Ridge Energy, and Perry Schonfeld, principal and COO of LBA Realty, at the Quad Avenue project ribbon cutting. Summit Ridge Energy Summit Ridge Energy (SRE), a commercial solar contractor from Arlington, Virginia, will soon complete construction of a 17-MW community solar portfolio of seven projects — at […]
News Stories
Why Pa. should become a ‘community solar’ state
Pennsylvania’s legislators have been hard at work in recent weeks as they grapple with challenges facing the commonwealth as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Just about every industry is struggling, but community solar could bring a bright spot of economic opportunity to Pennsylvania if HB 531 and SB 705 were to pass the General Assembly.