Solar Panels Ranked Second-Most Installed Technology in 2016 Thanks to Maturing Technology, Economies of Scale

Solar Panels Ranked Second-Most Installed Technology in 2016 Thanks to Maturing Technology, Economies of Scale: EIA

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Solar photovoltaic cells were the second-most popular technology installed in 2016, after wind turbines, as average construction costs of the projects have dropped to $2,436 per kilowatt, a 34 percent fall from $3,705 per kilowatt in 2013, according to an Aug. 8 report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The agency said that crystalline silicon…

Virginia Clears Sustainable Power's 500-Megawatt Solar Farm Set to Double State’s Solar Capacity

Virginia Clears Sustainable Power’s 500-Megawatt Solar Farm Set to Double State’s Solar Capacity

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The Virginia State Corporation Commission approved Sustainable Power Group’s application to construct the Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center, set to be Virginia’s largest solar project. The solar farm, planned for western Spotsylvania County, will sell its output to the wholesale market operated by PJM Interconnection LLC. In March, Microsoft Corp. announced a contract to buy 315…