July 7, 2025
Pisgah Energy helps to get the Deal orchards based in North Carolina 75% of its energy needs of solar energy. Geronimo Power organizes the social event of the community to celebrate his Apple River Solar Project. State legislators met in San Antonio to investigate renewable solutions to meet the increasing energy demand. Read all about it today Projects weekly.
A third generation, family business Fruit Farm in Taylorsville, NC, now generates 75% of its energy needs with on-site solar energy, thanks to Pisgah Energy. Nestled in the foothills of the brushing mountains, Deal Orchards has implemented a number of environmentally friendly measures for his company, such as registering part of his stone fruit and apple-area in the Certified Program, a rigorous, science -based method for the production of commercial tree fruit, aimed at protecting pollinators, useful insects and environmental sources. The company is the first orchard in the southeast that becomes an ecocertified grower. Now deal orchards can add solar energy to the list of sustainability efforts.
“We have decided to install solar energy for two very practical reasons to reduce our CO2 footprint and our energy bills,” said Alan Deal, president of deal orchards. “Legacy is important for us and the fact that we can do the right thing for the future of our community and environment, while now saving money is fantastic.”
Cool factor: Pisgah Energy Worked closely with deal orchards to design, develop and install the solar project on the roof on their road market and gasket house. A total of 77 KWDC, this system uses the power of 172 Qcells 450W panels and three inverters of a solvent. The system will serve as an electrical generation on location and produce more than 95,000 kWh of renewable energy annually. Pisgah Energy was the main designer/developer and served as a primary contractor during the project construction.
Geronimo Power organizes Social event to celebrate Apple River Solar Project
Geronimo Power Organized a community event to celebrate the construction of its Apple River Solar Project in Polk County, Wisconsin. The 100 MW project is located in the MidContinent Independent System Operator (Miso) market and is planned to start the activities later this year. The event brought landowners, members of the community, project partners and neighbors to recognize the considerable effects that the project will offer in the form of new tax revenues, jobs and charitable institutions.
“Project host communities are the lifeline of our projects, and I am proud to be here today to celebrate the Apple River Solar project with those who helped to blossom,” said Jeff Ringblom, Chief Development Officer at Geronimo Power. “Although we have a history of developing more than 150 MW reliable energy in Wisconsin, we are pleased that this is our first ownership and operated project in the state. With more than $ 36 million is expected to the local and national communities of Apple River Solar, we are firmly convinced who will result in meaningful, sustainable, positive positive, positive.”
Cool factor: The “Solar Summer Summer Social” event took place shortly after the summer solstice, offered various options for those present to learn more about solar energy, including a guided tour behind the scenes of the project site. Representatives of Xcel Energy (the power buyer) and The Boldt company (EPC partner) were also present and spoke about the contributions that the project will make in the entire state and to local residents.
“Boldt and our subcontractors were proud that they were employed a maximum of 150 trained traders, including workers, carpenters, operators, electricians and iron employees, throughout the year through the construction of this project,” said Jason Fields, project manager at the Boldt Company. “These trade union courses offered competing wages and strong benefits, to support both local community and employees in Wisconsin.”
Earlier this year, Geronimo Power announced the promise of Apple River Wear $ 500,000 to charity financing during the first 20 years of operation. Funds are distributed directly over the school districts of Amery and Clayton.
State laws are looking for new solutions to meet the growing energy demand
On a day on which parts of Texas destroyed under temperature near 100 degrees, legislators from the United States gathered in San Antonio for a two -day meeting to learn about options to meet the growing energy demand reliable and affordable. Electric schedules are becoming nationally in increasing load, powered by extreme weather conditions and the rising energy needs of data centers.
The meeting, sponsored by the Pew Charitable Trusts in collaboration with the National Conference of State Legislatures, aimed at distributed energy sources (Ders), which are energy technologies with which consumers, companies and communities can generate and store their own energy.
Cool factor: The group of two-part legislators who represent 12 states toured through the Southwest Research Institute (SWRI), where scientists and engineers test energy production, storage and distribution technology. The legislators saw a storage system for battery energy, run by the local CPS energy of the utility, which stores solar energy and unloaded it when this is most needed.
The meeting also gave the legislators the opportunity to discuss Ders and which policy solutions could increase their approval. Der experts explained the countless ways in which these technologies can help states to meet the electricity needs without building massive and expensive new power plants or transmission lines. Some those present said they look at Ders to support economic development and attract a new industry to their district.
Pew works to emphasize how Ders can help fill that gap throughout the country. Promising models are plentiful, including examples in other countries. Australia, for example, meets 10% of its energy needs with ders, compared to around 5% in the United States. And Ders are becoming more affordable, more reliable and faster to bring online to the US, which indicates a great growth potential for these technologies.
In 2026, PEW will release a “Der Playbook” from policy recommendations to help states, companies and consumers gain access to this energy option. The San Annionio session was aimed at informing those recommendations and helping to move the US to a more stable and affordable energy seeker.
Tags: Commercial and Industrial, Der, Utility Scale
