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One of the US’s first solar peaker plants – with Tesla Megapacks – just came online

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Photo: Arevon Arevon Energy has kicked off operations at Vikings Solar-plus-Storage – one of the US’s first utility-scale solar peaker plants. The $529 million project in Imperial County, California, near Holtville, features 157 megawatts of solar power paired with 150 megawatts/600 megawatt hours of battery storage.

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This Engineer’s Solar Panels Are Breaking Efficiency Records

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The show highlighted rooftop solar panels in Germany, explaining that the panels generated electricity to power the buildings and even earned the owners money by letting them sell extra energy back to the electricity company. Invented in 1983, PERCs are used today in nearly 90 percent of solar panels on the market.

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Corporate America is investing in record levels of solar and storage

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Corporate America is investing in clean energy at record levels, with tech giants taking the top spots for users of solar. Meta, Google, and Amazon are leading the charge in solar and battery storage adoption, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association’s ( SEIA’s ) latest “Solar Means Business” report.

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China’s 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

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China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. million solar panels, the plant will generate around 5.7 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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This 3GW Gobi Desert solar farm can power 2 million households

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China just connected its largest single-capacity solar farm built on a former coal mining area, which is in the Gobi Desert, to the grid. million solar panels, the plant will generate around 5.7 Your personalized solar quotes are easy to compare online and you’ll get access to unbiased Energy Advisers to help you every step of the way.

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Penske Truck Leasing kicks off a US rooftop solar rollout in Illinois

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Image: Penske Truck Leasing Penske Truck Leasing is rolling out rooftop solar on its US truck leasing, rental, and maintenance buildings, starting in Illinois. The next Penske Truck Leasing rooftop solar system to come online will be in Grand Rapids, Michigan, “in the coming months,” followed by another in Linden, New Jersey, in 2025.

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Ørsted’s largest solar farm in the world is now online in Texas

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Photo: Ørsted The Mockingbird Solar Center, Ørsted’s largest solar project globally, is now online, next to protected prairie donated by the renewable energy giant. This massive 468-megawatt (MW) solar farm is set to power 80,000 homes and businesses, providing a major boost to the Texas grid.

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