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Environmental groups call for end to Trump’s federal clean energy project bans
Environmental groups are supporting a coalition of renewable energy industry groups challenging the Trump administration’s actions preventing federal permitting for wind and solar energy projects. The lawsuit, filed in December against the Dept. of the Interior by eight renewable energy groups, including Renew Northeast, is challenging six actions by the Trump administration that unlawfully punish…
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Desert solar project now feeding power to Las Vegas casinos
Estuary Power has brought online the Escape Solar and Storage project in Lincoln County, Nevada. The power from the 185-MWAC solar, 400-MWh battery storage project has primarily been purchased by casino and entertainment complexes operating on the Las Vegas strip. Escape Solar and Storage is supplying 70 MW of solar power to Caesars Entertainment and…
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Utility-scale contractor Sunstall launches robotic installation platform SunRobi
Utility-scale solar construction company Sunstall has launched SunRobi, a robotic-assisted solar installation platform designed to accelerate, standardize and de-risk large-scale solar construction. SunRobi is the digital and operational home of RAIS (Robotic Assisted Installation of Solar) — a technology-agnostic framework that integrates robotic-assisted equipment, GPS-guided precision, AI-enabled site intelligence and field-proven construction expertise into a…
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150-MW solar project will be Virginia county’s primary energy source
A recently approved 150-MW solar project will produce enough energy to power nearly all of a Virginia county. Tobacco Trail Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Strata Clean Energy, will be located just north of Patrick Henry Highway and east of Farmville Road in Prince Edward County. Over the 30-year lifetime of the project, Tobacco Trail…
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Rio Tinto mine in Utah adds 25-MW solar project using tellurium produced on-site
The copper operation at the Kennecott mine in Utah is now supported by a new 25-MW solar project. Rio Tinto also installed a 5-MW solar project at the site in 2023. Construction on the 25-MW plant began in October 2024 in partnership with Bechtel, and the project was energized in December 2025. The new solar…
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