- Hanwha Q CELLS GmbH has announced that it has signed and closed a share purchase agreement to sell a portfolio of three operating PV power plants in the United Kingdom. The projects were sold for a total amount of GBP 61.7 million (approximately US$90 million) plus working capital to the London listed NextEnergy Solar Fund Limited.
- Nashville-based renewable energy provider Silicon Ranch Corporation and the Phoenix-based Renewable Energy Team of McCarthy Building Companies, Inc. have announced that construction is set to begin at Silicon Ranch’s 52-Megawatt (MW)AC solar energy plant in Jeff Davis County, Georgia that will provide power at cost-competitive rates to Green Power EMC for the next thirty years.
- M.J. Bradley & Associates has published a comprehensive modeling analysis of the Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan. The study released today finds that it can achieve significant reductions of carbon pollution from the nation’s power sector while preserving a diverse energy mix. Further, the analysis shows that the Clean Power Plan will increase investment in cost-effective clean energy resources, such as renewables and energy efficiency, and can result in savings for customers on their electric bills.