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Ohio’s largest solar farm will also be the US’s largest agrivoltaics project

Baua Electric

Photo: Erich Burnett/Oberlin College Ohio has green-lit what will be the state’s largest solar farm – and the US’s largest agrivoltaics project. The $1 billion Oak Run Solar Project , approved by the Ohio Power Siting Board last week, will sit on over 6,000 acres in Madison County, west of Columbus. Get started here. –

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Texas awards $3.2M in EV infrastructure grants to Plano-Based Universal EV Chargers

Green Car Congress

million in grants to provision and install 105 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports in 21 locations around the state of Texas. Universal EV Chargers has also won grants in Ohio, North Carolina, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Texas-based Universal EV Chargers has been awarded $3.2

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is taking over a Peloton factory

Baua Electric

First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) has acquired a former Peloton factory in Ohio and has plans to turn it into a distribution center. The US’s largest solar panel maker says it will repurpose Peloton Output Park’s 1.2 First Solar is investing over $2 billion in new factories in Alabama and Louisiana. Get started here. –ad*

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Ohio’s largest solar farm just came online

Baua Electric

The largest solar farm in Ohio’s first phase is now fully online and delivering clean electricity to the grid. The 577-megawatt (MW) Fox Squirrel Solar is in Madison County, west of Columbus. The Solar Energy Industries Association ( SEIA ) anticipates a lot of growth in the Buckeye State – it’s currently No.

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EGEB: Solar could make up 40% of US power by 2035 – Biden administration

Electrek

In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB): If Congress provides tax credits for the solar industry, it could grow rapidly by 2035. First Solar breaks ground on a $680 million, 3.3 GW solar factory in Ohio. Tesla now offers price matching, so it’s important to shop for the best quotes.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers

Baua Electric

First Solar added $2.75 First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) today released an economic study revealing the substantial impact of its US solar manufacturing operations. By then, the company plans to ramp up its production to a whopping 14 gigawatts (GW) of solar capacity across Alabama, Louisiana, and Ohio.

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GM completing 2.2MW solar array at Lordstown

Green Car Congress

megawatt ground-mounted solar array will be complete by the end of 2014 at its Lordstown Complex, home of the Chevrolet Cruze. When the last of more than 8,500 solar panels are in place, it will be GM’s largest solar installation in the Western Hemisphere. General Motors’ new 2.2 of the plant.

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