News media and documents relating to solar power plants. For specific towns and solar law please click on COMMUNITY for drop down list of New York towns and villages.
“Pastors have filed at least three federal lawsuits in recent weeks against the African Methodist Episcopal Church along with several subsidiaries and financial firms the church used, alleging tens of millions of dollars from a pension fund were mismanaged and missing. The retired and current pastors in Florida, Maryland and Virginia filed the lawsuits … [Read more…]
“The Niagara County Legislature has approved a resolution that will fund efforts to require solar project developers to comply with recycling regulations of panels. The resolution aims to help enforce Local Law Number 4 of 2021, which was signed into law in April 2021. The law goes into effect on Aug. 1 and requires … [Read more…]
“National Grid agrees to a settlement with Massachusetts’ attorney general promising state ratepayers won’t be billed for the cost of selling its Rhode Island power utility to a Pennsylvania corporation.” read the entire article Serreze, Mary. Providence Business journal 29 March 2022.
“In a decision that could dramatically undercut President Joe Biden’s ambitious climate goals, the Commerce Department said Monday it is investigating whether imports of solar panels from Southeast Asia are circumventing anti-dumping rules that limit imports from China. Clean energy leaders said the investigation — which could result in retroactive tariffs of up to … [Read more…]
“The UK’s business secretary has proposed tripling the number of solar panels and doubling onshore wind power in the country by 2030, a move that offers cheap domestic energy but risks strong local protests. Kwasi Kwarteng’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has put forward ambitious targets for the expansion of renewable energy … [Read more…]
“Distributed Solar Development builds solar projects using the funding, which it pays off by selling the electricity produced to other companies and organizations.” read the entire article Dawes, Justin. Albany Business Review 11 March 2022.
“AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to prohibiting development of build-ready sites on viable agricultural land THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph (a) and paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section … [Read more…]
“Quinbrook’s solar and storage developer Primergy has chosen the equipment and construction partners for its US$1.2 billion Gemini Project in Nevada, US, which will have a 1,416MWh battery energy storage system (BESS). Kiewit Power Constructors Co. will be the Gemini project’s engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) partner and IHI Terrasun Solutions will deliver and … [Read more…]
“Dutch company Rads Global Business has developed an anti-soiling coating for solar PV modules that are at least two years old. The new product is claimed to increase power yield by up to 7% and to have a payback time of 2.5 to four years depending on the dust level of the site. Netherlands-based … [Read more…]
“The spread of misinformation about solar and wind energy is leading some states and counties to restrict or even reject projects. The Energy Department calls it a key threat to decarbonizing the grid.” read the entire article Simon, Julia. National Public Radio 15 February 2022.