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The City of Olathe, Kansas, announced March 25 that it has deployed six solar-powered EV charging systems at public locations in the city.

Tasteful Selections announced March 25 that it is installing a 5 MW solar, natural gas and battery microgrid system at its specialty potato plant in Arvin, Calif., to cut its power bill by up to 40%.

The Penn State Facilities Engineering Institute (PSEI) announced March 23 that it is supporting the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's effort to establish more solar power capacity as nine of the state agencies it services will participate in the commonwealth’s new program.

Solar installations totalling 1 MW of energy capacity are being installed on the rooftops of three New York City Housing Authority developments by a newly-trained team of NYCHA residents.

A 4.95 MW solar project that will provide power to the Rhode Island Airport Corporation (RIAC) achieved commercial operation March 22.

As we look forward to the summer edition of the Virtual Renewable Energy Forum, June 7-10, 2021, let's take a look back at our last event, December 2020's Winter Virtual Renewable Energy Sourcing Forum. This Insights report, part of our continuing series, offers a recap of each general session to give you an idea of how buyers and suppliers came together to share ideas on collaborating for a zero-carbon future.

Colorado State University announced March 18 that work has begun on the construction of 5.5 MW of solar power capacity across 21 sites at its Fort Collins campus.

The U.S. solar industry installed a record 19.2 GW of capacity in 2020, representing a 43% increase from the year before.

The City of White Plains broke ground last week on a nine-project, 6.8 MW community solar portfolio that will triple Westchester County's solar energy production.

The Nashville, Tenn., Metro Council unanimously voted last week to allow the installation of 9,777 solar panels at three water treatment plants that will bring 3.2 MW of generation capacity to the city.