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The US Secretary of the Interior announced plans to increase solar energy development on public lands to meet the Biden-Harris administration’s renewable energy and conservation goals.

The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Bragg in North Carolina handles critical missions, often on tight schedules, and so requires resilient, reliable, and sustainable energy delivery. This Project Showcase from the U.S. Department of Energy details a series of initiatives implemented to achieve these goals.

Rio Tinto announced plans to fund two 100 MW solar facilities and 200 MWh of on-grid battery storage in the Pilbara region of Western Australia by 2026 through a $600 million investment package supporting the decarbonization of its iron ore operations in the region.

American companies now account for 14% of all installed solar capacity in the United States, led by Meta, Amazon, Apple, Walmart and Microsoft.

A 296 MW solar project that will one day provide clean energy to Verizon Communications received enough funding from Wells Fargo's sustainable finance program and MUFG Bank to begin construction.

The La Pimienta solar plant in Campeche, Mexico is now fully operational and ready to supply energy to CFE, the state-owned utility under a 15-year contract to support the power needs of the Yucatan peninsula.

The Wendy’s Company announced that seven restaurants in the Central Florida area are sourcing renewable energy from Duke Energy Florida’s Clean Energy Connection program.

Burbank Water and Power (BWP) in California entered into an agreement for ESS to deliver BWP’s first utility-scale battery storage.

A 7.1 MW community solar project in York, New York was completed and launched.