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1. Zelestra Proceeds With The Construction Of The Echols Grove And Cedar Range Solar Projects In Texas 3/5/2026

   Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has commenced construction on their two largest solar projects to date in the U.S. Work has started on both the 253 MWdc Echols Grove (Lamar County, Texas) and the 188 MWdc Cedar Range (Hopkins County, Texas) schemes, with McCarthy Building Companies acting as lead EPC contractor to oversee construction of both projects.

2. Babcock & Wilcox Receives Full Notice To Proceed On $2.4B Power Generation Project For Base Electron To Supply Power To Applied Digital AI Factory Campuses 3/4/2026

   Babcock & Wilcox (B&W) announced today that it has received full notice to proceed on a $2.4B design-build agreement with Base Electron, an independent power producer (“IPP”) backed by Applied Digital, to deliver 1.2 gigawatts (GW) of new generation capacity.

3. Standard Solar's Safe-Harbored Panel Strategy Enables 28.8 MW Community Solar Portfolio Acquisition On Landfills And Brownfields In New Jersey And Illinois 3/4/2026

   Standard Solar, Inc., a leading developer, owner and operator of commercial and community solar assets, today announced it has acquired a six-project community solar portfolio totaling 28.8 megawatts (MW) in New Jersey and Illinois from AC Power, a woman-owned solar development company that specializes in putting clean energy on previously disturbed land.

4. Blackstone Energy Transition Partners Announces Completion Of 694MW Magnolia Power Generating Station In Louisiana 2/26/2026

   Blackstone announced today that private equity funds managed by Blackstone Energy Transition Partners (“Blackstone”) have completed construction of the Magnolia Power Generating Station (“Magnolia Power”), a 694-megawatt greenfield combined cycle gas turbine (“CCGT”) power plant in Plaquemine, Louisiana.

5. Avangrid And Xcel Energy Extend Offtake Agreement For 150 MW Power Project In The Midwest 2/25/2026

   Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it extended its offtake agreement with Xcel Energy for electricity produced at Avangrid’s MinnDakota energy project.

6. MN8 Energy Supports Meta's U.S. Data Center Operations With 80 MW Solar Project In Pennsylvania 2/24/2026

   MN8 Energy LLC, a New York-based leading renewable energy and battery storage company, today announced that it has entered into a long-term power purchase agreement with Meta, under which Meta will acquire the offtake generated by MN8’s 80-megawatt (MW) Walker Solar Project in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.

7. Tidal Stream Energy: France's New Energy Roadmap Confirms Tidal Stream Energy As A Predictable Pillar Of Its Future Energy Mix 2/16/2026

   HydroQuest, the global leader in marine tidal turbines, welcomes the inclusion of tidal stream energy in France’s Multiannual Energy Plan (PPE), the French government’s 10-year roadmap setting targets and tenders for future power generation.

8. Alva Energy Launches With $33M To Unlock 10 GWe Of Nuclear Power 2/12/2026

   Alva Energy, the nuclear energy company making it faster and easier to safely boost power from existing nuclear reactors, today announced it has launched with $33M in funding led by Playground Global.

9. INNIO Secures Additional Major Order From VoltaGrid: 1.5 GW For Behind-The-Meter Power Generation 2/11/2026

   INNIO Group today announced a major order from VoltaGrid for 1.5 gigawatts (GW), reinforcing the companies’ collaboration in behind‑the‑meter (on-site) power generation for AI and high‑performance computing infrastructure.

10. United States: TotalEnergies To Provide 1 GW Of Solar Capacity To Power Google's Data Centers In Texas For 15 Years 2/9/2026

    TotalEnergies has signed two new long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to deliver 1 GW of solar capacity – equivalent to 28 TWh of renewable electricity over 15 years – to supply Google’s data centers in Texas.