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Suniva Announces New Facility to Dramatically Increase Solar Cell Manufacturing Capacity in America

LCG, April 15, 2026--Suniva announced yesterday that it has entered agreements to bring a state-of-the-art 4.5 GW solar cell manufacturing facility to Laurens, South Carolina. The new facility, combined with Suniva’s existing facility at its headquarters in metro Atlanta, will bring the company’s total annual domestic solar cell manufacturing capacity to over 5.5 GW.

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U.S. Coal-fired Generating Capacity Retirements in 2025 Are Less Than 20 Percent of Retirements in 2022

LCG, April 13, 2026--The EIA today released an "In-brief Analysis" of U.S. coal-fired generating capacity retirements in 2025. A highlight of the analysis is that, during 2025, the electric power sector retired 2.6 GW of coal-fired generating capacity at four power plants, which is (i) the least since 2010 and (ii) 5.9 GW less than the planned retirement of 8.5 GW at the beginning of 2025.

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Construction Begins on Enel's 300-MW Rock Creek Wind Project in Missouri

LCG, October 19, 2016--Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA) recently announced that it has started construction of the Rock Creek Wind Farm in Atchison County, Missouri. The project will have an installed electric generating capacity of 300 MW, and it is estimated that it will generate 1,250 GWh annually. The project is owned by EGPNA subsidiary Rock Creek Wind Project, LLC.

Enel will be investing approximately $500 million in the project, which is scheduled to be in service by the end of 2017. The energy and renewable energy credits generated by the facility will be sold under two separate bundled, long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO).

The Head of the North America Area for the Enel Group's Global Renewable Energies Division, Enel Green Power stated, "The start of construction of yet another wind project in the U.S. further solidifies our strong investment and growth in the U.S. market. Enel is thrilled to be contributing to Missouri's growing wind economy and we look forward to building, owning and operating a wind project that will be a catalyst for creating jobs and delivering significant economic benefits to the local community."

EGPNA now operates in the U.S. and Canada a total installed capacity of over 2.5 GW, of which 2,090 MW comes from wind, 316 MW from hydro, 72 MW from geothermal and 29 MW from solar.
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