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Madison Gas and Electric | May 03, 2021

Madison Gas and Electric (MGE), in partnership with We Energies and Wisconsin Public Service (WPS), auxiliaries of WEC Energy Group, is looking for an endorsement from the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) to buy the Koshkonong Solar Energy Center. Whenever endorsed, MGE will claim 30 megawatts (MW) of solar energy and 16.5 MW of battery storage from the office situated in the Towns of Christiana and Deerfield in Dane County. "We are changing our framework for the...

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Avantus | November 07, 2022

Avantus (formerly 8minute) announced it has completed the sale of the 147-megawatt (MWdc) Galloway 2 Solar Project to Allianz Capital Partners, one of the Allianz Group's asset managers for alternative equity investments. Located in Concho County in Central Texas, Galloway 2 is expected to inject tens of millions of dollars into the local economy and, once operating, will provide enough affordable, reliable energy for 60,000 people.“Everyone – from large corporations and internat...

Economictimes | August 15, 2020

Apollo Global Management Inc said on Friday that it agreed to invest $265 million in offshore wind developer US Wind Inc, marking the private equity firm's first foray into one of the hottest areas of renewable energy development in the country. Apollo said its investment, which includes both debt and equity, will fund the construction of an offshore wind project off the coast of Maryland. Wind power is the largest source of renewable energy in the United States, generating about 7.3 per cen...

PV Tech | January 23, 2020

California’s state planning authorities have waved through a plan by a Sacramento utility to roll out gigawatts’ worth of green energy over the next two decades, including utility-scale storage.Earlier this week, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) said the California Energy Commission has given the all-clear to its plans to install nearly 4GW of renewables and demand-side resources by 2040. The Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) proposed by the firm – a not-for-profit entity servicing ...