Tag: Solar Power Plants
IRS Sued Over Anti-Solar & Anti-Wind Tax Rules
Tribal utility, localities, and consumer and environmental groups argue tax guidance illegally hurts renewable energy. WASHINGTON, D.C. — A broad array of groups with strong interests in clean and affordable energy sued the IRS and Treasury Department over new rules for tax credits that unfairly and illegally discriminate against wind … [continued]
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Maryland’s Largest Solar Project Launches, On Old Coal Mine
Marylanders have apparently been good and nice this year. Rather than getting coal for Christmas, they got a large solar power plant installed on the site of an old coal mine. CPV Renewable Power, part of Competitive Power Ventures, launched the CPV Backbone Solar project a few days before Christmas … [continued]
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Agrivoltaic Company Okovate Acquires Stanford University & Carnegie Mellon Tech Startup
Agrivoltaics have been the name of the game in the past few years in the solar power industry. On the surface, it seems simple — find farmland that could benefit from co-location with solar power plants, and then plop some solar panels on areas of the land that seem most … [continued]
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How Mayor Mamdani Could Advance Solar in NYC
The New York Solar Energy Industries Association (NYSEIA) is leaning into 2026 with some thorough ideas for how Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani could help advance solar power and energy storage in the Big Apple. A week before Christmas, the organization released a “playbook” for what the mayor should do. “The memo … [continued]
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Alabama Power Approve Rate Freeze, Solar Power for Data Center
MONTGOMERY, AL. — The Alabama Public Service Commission has approved a two-year rate freeze and large solar power projects for a proposed data center. The Dec. 2 decision is intended to keep energy rates the same until 2028. Research shows that Alabamians pay some of the highest energy bills in the entire nation. Alabama … [continued]
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