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It's a long holiday weekend! Kick back and catch up with these must-read articles from around the web.

With the addition of wind and solar energy to ERCOT’s energy mix, the influence of weather is even greater in determining the cost and availability of electrical power, as well as making long-term forecasting more difficult. This NRG blog provides insight into ERCOT’S forecast for this summer and the actual events that happened on the grid. Learn more about how your businesses can plan for the new grid reality.

Novartis announced Nov. 19 that it will become the first pharmaceutical company to achieve 100% renewable electricity in its European operations through VPPAs following the completion of five such agreements with three developers.

Microsoft announced Nov. 19 the execution of the first-ever Peace Renewable Energy Credit (P-REC) transaction, which will aid the development of a new 1.3 MW solar-plus-storage project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

AT&T and Honda are contracted to be the leading offtakers from what will be the largest solar generation facility in the United States once it is completed.

STAG Industrial announced Nov. 12 the installation of two solar installations in Illinois and Massachusetts that have a combined capacity of 3.5 MW.

Businesses and homeowners in Arizona will soon have access to a supply of renewable energy under an agreement made by the local utility.

A 133.6 MW solar plant that will supply energy to Bloomberg, Cox Enterprises, Gap, Salesforce, Starbucks and Workday was recently completed and will be brought online this week.

Nucor Corporation announced Nov. 13 that it has entered into a 15-year VPPA for 250 MW from a Texas solar plant.

Domaine Carneros announced Nov. 12 that it is installing a 250 kW solar and battery energy storage system at its winery in Napa, Calif., that could offset nearly 624 metric tons of carbon each year.