Standard Solar is now a Brookfield Renewable company
September has been a busy month for the Standard Solar team!
Yesterday, we announced that the company was acquired by Brookfield Renewable, one of the largest distributed energy platforms in the U.S. Through this acquisition and additional access to capital, we are poised for massive growth, enabling us to contribute in an even more significant way to the clean energy transition. We’re looking forward to being a powerhouse within the Brookfield Renewable portfolio!
Also, in this month’s newsletter:
Executive viewpoint in New Project Media podcast
Celebrating success at RE+
Solar Builder 2022 Solar Project of the Year voting is open
Blog: Examing floatovoltaics
US Green Building Council Maryland Award nominees
#2 Solar Asset Owner in the U.S. - Wood Mackenzie
New social media series - Proof Points & Energy Transition Titans
Our President and CEO, Scott Wiater, shared his insights about the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act on our industry and where Standard Solar is headed in a recent interview with New Project Media (NPM) He offers up his thoughts on tax credit benefits, LMI communities, and domestic manufacturing as well as other issues like interconnection problems and fallout from the Auxin tariff probe.
In a recent blog post, Daryl Pilon, Director of Business Development, explores the possibilities of floating solar. He discusses what it is and the benefits it brings. Find out why more and more companies in the U.S . — including Standard Solar — are capitalizing on this highly efficient, economic model.
A big congratulations to Graceland Park-O’Donnell Heights ES/MS and Holabird ES/MS for being finalists for US Green Building Council Maryland’s 2022 Community Leader Awards! Standard Solar worked with both Baltimore schools to help them go solar and achieve LEED Platinum certification.
While at RE+, John Finnerty presented a session on Implementation: The Solar in Schools Movemement. He offered practical advice about financing, technology, permitting and more in the booming solar in schools movement.
At his RE+ presentation, How Community Solar Facilities Energy Equity for LMI Communities, our own C.J. Colavito, REP explored why community solar is an excellent business opportunity and an ideal way to forward equity in clean energy. He discussed financing, risks, investment opportunities, and more.