Swinerton Renewable Energy in the News

06.09.21

Solar project installations slow down because of a surge in costs for components, labor, and freight.

06.04.21

Texas lawmakers completed the final version of SB 3, requiring power plants to prepare for extreme weather conditions.

05.17.21

The president of the top U.S. solar EPC firm talks to Canary about labor, unions, diversity and zip ties.

04.29.21

The new tool will increase supply chain transparency and help ensure that all solar components are made ethically.

04.15.21

D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments announced commercial operation of the Cove Mountain and Cove Mountain II solar projects

04.13.21

Storage technologies make renewables dispatchable like fossil fuels, yet they’re still not in abundant use.

04.12.21

Donny Gallagher utilizes a list of longtime partners as they plan for technology that may not exist yet

03.07.21

The president is trying to square demands to stop burning fossil fuels with desire for union jobs linked to oil and gas

02.23.21

National Grid Renewables announced the start of construction on the 200-MW Prairie Wolf Solar Project in Illinois.

02.21.21

Dems are cranking out bills filled with carrots for developers of zero-emission infrastructure, with strings attached.

01.12.21

Swinerton Renewable Energy will provide design, procurement and construction management on the portfolio.

12.12.20

Residential resilience, tariff trouble, big Texas solar, storage & more in a review of this difficult, successful year.

12.09.20

7X Energy has partnered with Nestlé to be the sole tax equity investor for its Taygete I in Pecos County, Texas.

10.28.20

“We are a construction company at heart, and we pride ourselves on the ‘E’ side of the EPC, as well."

10.26.20

Swinerton Renewable Energy was named a 2020 The Cleanie Awards® Winner for its Power Up! program in the Navajo Nation.

10.23.20

This is the sixth time the groups are taking kits to students on the Reservation.

10.17.20

At 10% market share, Swinerton Renewable Energy maintained its position as the preferred EPC contractor in the U.S.

10.15.20

The 30 largest EPC providers globally installed 28 GW of non-residential PV, representing 26% of the total market.

10.14.20

Wiki Solar’s ranking includes all EPC activity for PV projects above 4 MW in size.

08.26.20

Longroad Energy Holdings announced the financial close and commencement of construction of the Prospero 2 Solar Project.

08.13.20

As COVID-19 hits oil and gas industry, solar energy production is on a trajectory for record growth in Texas.

08.11.20

Kayenta 2 was named the best Energy/Industrial project in 2020 by ENR Southwest.

08.10.20

In November, Facebook announced two of the largest projects that the company has taken on to-date, both built by SRE.

07.09.20

Longroad developed and financed the project; Orsted acquired the project at financial close; TVA signs 20-year PPA

07.07.20

SOLV was ranked the #1 Affiliated Service Provider in the North American O&M market.

06.22.20

The solar industry creates safe jobs that are keeping Texans employed and provides access to affordable, reliable power.

06.03.20

DE Shaw buying Hunter solar project which will supply electricity to Facebook when completed

05.04.20

Trump promised oil and gas companies economic relief. But renewables are getting less focus in Washington.

04.29.20

Partners providing a learning-from-home kit that will provide a lifeline to more than 1,400 students and their families.

04.22.20

The new patch will inspire girls to learn about the linkage between food waste and climate change.

04.07.20

Little Bear will sell energy and RECs to Marin Clean Energy (MCE) under 20-year busbar power purchase agreements

03.19.20

In the face of mounting recession, BP-backed developer stands by plan to build 4 gigawatts of U.S. solar through 2023.

01.22.20

Wright Solar began providing clean power to California’s San Mateo County.

01.15.20

SOLV, has been tracking solar panel failure on some projects installed during the U.S. boom beginning in 2010.

01.14.20

George Hershman, president of Swinerton Renewable Energy, has become chair of the SEIA Board of Directors.

12.27.19

OCI Solar has upgraded a portion of its Alamo 1 solar power plant in Texas

12.19.19

The trip was SRE's third to the Navajo Nation in 2019.

06.27.19

Optimizing utility solar performance with advanced data analytics

05.30.19

Swinerton Renewable Energy will be the EPC contractor for the project.

05.06.19

Supporting renewable energy in Pennsylvania

04.29.19

Here are the perspectives that stood out most to us from the stage over the two days in San Diego.

04.01.19

The bill would create a task force to recommend replacement revenue sources by June 7.

03.08.19

Navajo Tribal Utility Authority

02.28.19

SOLV named the #1 Affiliated Service Provider in the global operations & maintenance market for a third year in a row.

01.31.19

Notes from the Field: An SRE project engineer reflects on team diversity, overcoming challenges and achieving success.

01.17.19

5 MW ground-mounted solar array to provide power to LELWD community solar program subscribers in early 2019

12.24.18

Swinerton Renewable Energy and GSPP completed the construction of a community solar farm on a landfill in Raynham, Mass.

12.20.18

Swinerton Renewable Energy and GSPP complete construction of a 1 MW rooftop community solar project in W Boylston, Mass.

12.03.18

Swinerton Renewable Energy and GSPP celebrated the completion of a 4.8 MW community solar development in Westfield, Mass

11.16.18

College expected to offset approximately 30 percent of annual electricity consumption

10.29.18

Avista Utilities, Strata Solar and SRE build a 28 MW-DC single axis tracker facility in Adams County, Washington.

10.29.18

Project partners broke ground on Mount Signal 2 in Southern California’s Imperial Valley.

10.26.18

Partners celebrated the completion of a 28 MW solar farm in eastern Washington.

10.12.18

Peninsula Clean Energy has broken ground on a 200-MW solar project in the Central Valley of California.

08.30.18

The Legislature should act to ensure that the utilities remain financially healthy.

08.06.18

Craig R. Horne joins Swinerton Renewable Energy as Senior Director, Energy Storage.

07.31.18

Swinerton Renewable Energy is pleased to welcome Craig R. Horne to the SRE team.

07.25.18

Solar Power World named SRE the No. 1 solar contractor in the United States in its 2018 Top Solar Contractors list.

07.20.18

The first utility-scale solar arrays in Jefferson County are operational.

06.28.18

Buckthorn Solar, constructed by Swinerton Renewable Energy, will power Georgetown, Texas.

05.23.18

Ground has been broken on the project to build the state’s largest solar farm in Lind.

04.22.18

Over 150 summer construction jobs are coming to the small town of Lind, about an hour southwest of Spokane.

04.12.18

Green Street and Swinerton Renewable Energy celebrate the completion of a 315 kW rooftop solar system at Gann Academy.

03.20.18

Construction of one of the largest solar PV power plants in the Americas is well under way in the Chihuahuan Desert.

03.20.18

Solar F&I conference provides a view into how the U.S. solar industry is adapting to the Section 201 tariffs.

03.18.18

The Villanueva project began generating and selling electricity in December 2017, nine months ahead of schedule.

03.06.18

First project to deliver clean energy to California residents through PG&E’s Solar Choice Program

03.06.18

8minutenergy Renewables celebrated a ribbon-cutting event at 26-MWdc Redwood 4 located in Kern County, California.

02.13.18

CGTN’s May Lee reports from California, the biggest solar market in the U.S.

02.06.18

U.S. solar industry employment declined in 2017, while jobs increased in numerous states with emerging solar markets.

01.23.18

The 30 percent tariff on imported solar panels will have serious consequences for industry and hardworking Americans.

01.20.18

An expansive trade case is finally on its way to President Trump’s desk for a decision.

01.17.18

Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would announce a decision soon on whether to slap tariffs on imported solar panels.

01.17.18

SEIA President and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper sent a letter to President Donald Trump.

01.16.18

The solar energy industry made a plea to President Trump not to impose restrictive new tariffs on solar panel imports.

01.04.18

The Alabama Solar A project will provide electricity to Walmart through a long-term contract.

01.02.18

One of the state’s largest solar facilities, built in partnership with Alabama Power, is running in Chambers County.

12.26.17

AL Solar A is the largest solar farm in Alabama and is equal in size to other megawatt solar farms in the South.

12.12.17

SOLV® has been named the #1 Service Provider in the global operations & maintenance market for a second year in a row.

10.29.17

George Hershman speaks to the potential and current affects on the U.S. utility-scale sector by the Section 201 case.

10.17.17

Three Peaks Solar is an 80-MW solar facility constructed on 739 acres near Cedar City

10.15.17

The 46 MW-AC project is expected to reach commercial operation in the second quarter of 2018.

10.03.17

Electric power from the panels now flows into the nearby Apache Generating Station, and then onto the power grid.

10.02.17

SEIA and its allies made a compelling case against Suniva and SolarWorld’s proposed trade remedies

09.21.17

SEIA maintains that the tariff proposed by Suniva would harm job growth in an industry that employs 250,000 people.

09.19.17

This week, the solar industry finds out its fate.

09.13.17

The petitioners argue that imports of foreign solar modules have made it impossible for them to compete in the industry.

09.11.17

Some of the 38,000 U.S. solar manufacturing workers in CA, MD, MS and NC share their stories.

08.29.17

Finalists for Project of the Year in both the Intermountain area and Colorado/Wyoming and the Dakotas are announced.

08.29.17

SOLV is driven by a commitment to innovation exemplified by its unofficial team motto, “Stay relevant.”

08.28.17

Swinerton Renewable Energy hosts a barbecue for employees working at AL Solar in LaFayette, Alabama.

08.04.17

SRE is proud to be named one of the top three solar contractors in the United States by Solar Power World magazine.

07.10.17

Swinerton's new imagery-forward site highlights not only the company’s projects, but also its people.

05.22.17

SOLV, a Swinerton company, is pleased to announce the completion of its new Operations and Control Center in San Diego.

05.22.17

Suniva’s factory equipment offered in sale to end trade case.

04.13.17

Swinerton sees bright future in monitoring, O&M as well as construction

04.13.17

The Caprock solar project will bring renewable energy to about 5,000 homes across Quay County.

03.23.17

Once confined to the Southwest, utility-scale solar plants are being built everywhere from Minnesota to Alabama to Maine

03.22.17

SOLV, a solar O&M service provider, has begun deployment of QOS Energy’s Qantum software.

03.15.17

Megawatt-scale PV installations jumped by 125 percent from 2015 to 2016

01.23.17

Energy storage has moved from being an “industry buzzword” into something to finally seriously consider.