Renew America Movement

Clean energy company Sun Tribe reaches new milestones on more than 100 MW of Virginia solar projects in partnership with RWE

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Thursday, July 20, 2023

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sun Tribe Development, LLC, the utility-scale development arm of the mid-Atlantic clean energy company Sun Tribe, today announced it has completed the sale of two utility-scale solar projects in Virginia totaling 68 megawatts (MW). RWE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of RWE AG, purchased the two projects. In addition, Sun Tribe announced two Virginia solar projects totaling 40 MW have now reached commercial operation. Both projects were sold to Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses (CEB) prior to RWE finalizing its acquisition of the business earlier this year.

Key Points: 
  • CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Sun Tribe Development, LLC, the utility-scale development arm of the mid-Atlantic clean energy company Sun Tribe , today announced it has completed the sale of two utility-scale solar projects in Virginia totaling 68 megawatts (MW).
  • RWE Clean Energy, a subsidiary of RWE AG, purchased the two projects.
  • In addition, Sun Tribe announced two Virginia solar projects totaling 40 MW have now reached commercial operation.
  • RWE Clean Energy's strong position in renewable energy is a result of combining RWE Renewables Americas with Con Edison Clean Energy Businesses, acquired by RWE in March 2023 .

Michael Hecht, Krist Novoselic, and James Robinson Elected to Forward Party Board to Deliver a New Kind of Politics for America

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Monday, May 22, 2023

WASHINGTON, May 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- As its reach grows and its state-and-local strategy comes fully into focus, the Forward Party has expanded its Board of Directors with three high-profile members of the arts and business communities.

Key Points: 
  • Prior to GNO, Inc., Michael led Louisiana's Hurricane Katrina Small Business Recovery Program and worked for Mayor Bloomberg running NYC's post-9/11 small business program.
  • Krist Novoselic, an activist and musician known for his work co-founding Nirvana, has a history of disruption across the political and musical industries.
  • "Our new board members are incredibly accomplished individuals whose work I personally admire," said Andrew Yang, co-chair of the Forward Party.
  • The Forward Party is bringing Democrats, Republicans, and Independents together to build a new kind of political party that represents the interests of the majority of Americans who reject extremism and division.

Four California CCAs Procure Over 15 MW of Local Solar Power with 8 MWh of Storage Within Their Service Areas

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Tuesday, May 2, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Renewable America, a leading provider of distributed energy resources in California, announced today that it will provide over 15 MW of solar power coupled with 8 MWh of energy storage to four different Community Choice Aggregators (CCAs). Through these five projects in total, Renewable America is enabling these CCAs to progress further and more quickly toward their state-mandated Resource Adequacy (RA) program in light of the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) recent marketplace limitations. All five projects are now fully subscribed and will complete construction by Q3 of 2023 or Q1 of 2024. Once operational, these projects will provide more affordable, locally produced clean energy to 3,300 Northern California households, nearly half of which will be located in disadvantaged communities.

Key Points: 
  • Once operational, these projects will provide more affordable, locally produced clean energy to 3,300 Northern California households, nearly half of which will be located in disadvantaged communities.
  • "We are excited to be working with Renewable America to help us meet our RA obligation as a Load Serving Entity.
  • "We are excited to work with Renewable Americas to accelerate progress on our goals for locally sourced distributed energy resources.
  • Renewable America's projects are located across California and are designed to provide clean, reliable energy to local communities.