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Caesars Entertainment opts for solar power in Atlantic City: With the help of DSD Renewables, Caesars Entertainment’s Atlantic City destinations—Caesars Atlantic City and Harrah’s Resort Atlantic City—are now home to a four canopy, 6.5 MW solar portfolio, and a fifth canopy is under development.

The Big Island says Aloha to more solar power: AES Hawaii has successfully launched a new 42 MW solar-plus-storage facility on Hawaii’s Big Island, a challenging project that included drilling into some extremely hard volcanic rock.

Alliant Energy’s Beaver Dam Solar Project a win all the way around: Alliant Energy has started operation of its 50 MW Beaver Dam solar project in Wisconsin, which is expected to deliver long-term benefits to farmers, customers and communities.

U.S. Offshore wind gets a push behind it with federal funding: The U.S. offshore wind industry hit some setbacks with rising interest rates and component cost inflation, but the industry is now solidly moving ahead, helped along by tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act, and state supports—and the long term outlook looks more promising. enerG talks to industry experts for their outlook on the industry, with a look at what projects are moving ahead now, and what it’s expected to start soon.

Freedom from fossil fuels, with Houston solar project: Freedom Solar Power has completed the largest commercial solar installation in the greater Houston, Texas area in partnership with Stainless Structurals, a 2 MW project that will replace the equivalent of 3,900 barrels of oil per year with electricity from clean renewable sources.

Ask the Experts: With Ask the Experts, enerG poses a topical question involving renewable energy to industry representatives. This issue’s question:

Technology continues to advance in the renewable energy industry. What is an example of a technology advance that your company has incorporated, that has benefited customers?

North American Solar Power Fast Facts: enerG’s annual look at the top solar power projects and top solar power producing U.S. states and Canadian provinces.

On the Grid: enerG takes a snapshot look at recently completed renewable energy projects, with details on a variety of projects.

Guest Column: The right wiring – The Prysmian Group with helpful advice on choosing the right wire for your photovoltaic system.

Guest column: South Pole Solar – New analysis done by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory shows renewable energy could work as a power source at the Amundsen-Scott research station at the South Pole.

Guest Column: Tidal energy is coming to Alaska – A new study shows energy from Alaska’s Cook Inlet could power about 70,000 homes—or more with grid upgrades.

For the Record: Clean energy is what’s now, and what’s next—and it’s going to be what’s next for the next 25 years, says Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Secretary of Energy.

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