For renewable energy buyers looking to demonstrate leadership by increasing the effectiveness of their sustainability projects, understanding the importance of additionality is critical. What Is Additionality? Additionality is a term adopted by the renewable energy industry to describe when an organization’s power purchase agreement (PPA) has the... Read more »
Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs), also known as Synthetic Power Purchase Agreements or Contract for Differences, are a popular kind of renewable energy contracting structure that provides a financial hedge against future energy fluctuations. The structure supports bringing new, clean renewable energy onto the grid on... Read more »
BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF MORGNEC ROAD SOLAR, LLC FOR A CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CONVENIENCE AND NECESSITY TO CONSTRUCT A 45 MW SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC GENERATING FACILITY IN KENT COUNTY, MARYLAND CASE NO. 9499 POSTPONED HEARING NOTICE Regarding the captioned matter, the pre-hearing conference that was... Read more »
The increased attention to carbon footprint and adoption of sustainability commitments have led to massive increases in demand for renewables among commercial, industrial and institutional customers. Innovations in the structuring of renewable energy power purchase agreements have drastically increased the accessibility of renewable energy projects to... Read more »
The development of utility-scale solar projects is a long and complex process, requiring extensive expertise. Urban Grid provides fully integrated solutions to bring a utility-scale solar project from conception to construction which involves six key steps discussed below. Key Steps of the Utility-Scale Solar Project Development... Read more »
RICHMOND, Va, Aug.14th, 2018 -- Urban Grid, a leading solar developer throughout the United States, is pleased to announce its sale of two solar projects, totaling 240MWAC, in Surry County, Va., to Dominion Energy. The projects, Colonial Trail West Solar (142 MWac) and Spring Grove Solar I... Read more »
Governor Ralph Northam today announced that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has issued a permit for Urban Grid Solar to construct and operate a new solar facility, Briel Farm Solar, LLC, on approximately 230 acres in Henrico County. The 20 megawatt (MW) project will... Read more »