OneEnergy Renewables, a leading developer of distributed, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, and Constellation announce the development of a 4.3 MW solar electric project located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The off-site system, which is part of an innovative electricity supply agreement between Constellation and the National Aquarium, will provide power for approximately 40 percent of the Aquarium’s electricity requirements...

Nearly half the power at the National Aquarium in Baltimore will soon come from a solar grid on the Eastern Shore. The aquarium has signed a 25-year electricity supply agreement with Constellation Energy Group to buy a portion of its electricity from a new solar power plant in Cambridge. Under the agreement, Constellation will fund and construct a 4.3-megawatt solar grid on about 22 acres in Cambridge. The system is being developed with the...

Company draws support from new and existing investors to expand reach from coast to coast. OneEnergy Renewables, a leading developer of distributed, utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects, today announced it has closed a $5M Series B financing round. New investor Ecosystem Integrity Fund (EIF) led the round, with additional support from existing investors, including members of the Seattle-based cleantech angel group, Element...

OneEnergy Renewables, a Seattle startup that describes itself as a developer of distributed, utility-scale solar photovoltaic projects, has raised $5 million in funding from Ecosystem Integrity Fund, cleantech angel group Element 8 and others. “We’re seeing strong demand from institutional customers that want to access the fixed-price benefits of solar power, at scale. These off-site projects deliver substantial energy cost savings,...

OneEnergy Renewables plans to expand the commercial solar market with a unique PPA. The Purpose-Built Solar product lets corporate and institutional customers build larger offsite systems and lock in greater long-term savings. While solar is booming in the U.S., large segments of the commercial solar market remain underserved -- and are ripe for expansion. At Intersolar North America this week, we caught up with Bryce Smith, co-founder...

Excellent article about Ethical Electric featured in the New York Times, with contributing quote from OneEnergy's Bill Eddie. READ THE ORIGINAL STORY

GeekWire is excited to reintroduce a Seattle tech tradition today: a ranked index of the region’s technology startups, using publicly available data to help identify the companies that are growing quickly, making an impact and grabbing the attention of key online communities. It’s the GeekWire 200, sponsored by Fresh Consulting, a design, development and technology consulting firm that created this feature in partnership with us. The...

Recently, I had the privilege of attending the Retail Industry Leaders Association Retail Sustainability Conference in Phoenix, Arizona. The three-day event focused on information sharing between some of the country’s largest retail organizations. Thursday’s evening session, “Pitching Sustainability to Top Executives” included a panel of top marketing executives from REI, Target, Costco and Schneider Electric. Below are some of the questions...

Purchased electricity accounts for more than 40 percent of campus emissions at U.S. colleges and universities. For most schools, it is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. As an increasing number of facilities managers examine how to support their institution’s sustainability initiatives, purchased electricity holds an enormous opportunity for reducing emissions. While the cleanest (and cheapest) electricity will always...

The 9-megawatt (MW) PáTu wind project is a small, community-owned wind farm nestled among 850 MW of wind power behemoths: the Klondike and Biglow Canyon wind farms in Sherman County, Ore. The wind farm, which consists of six GE 1.5-megawatt (MW) turbines, was developed by Ormand and Jeff Hilderbrand on land their family has been farming for more than a century. The project is the first community-owned wind farm in Oregon, and one of only...

Karbone Structures 20-Year REC Off-Take Agreement for Oregon Community Wind Project with Seattle City Light and OneEnergy Renewables. Karbone, a full service environmental commodities firm, today announced it has successfully structured and closed two long-term off-take agreements for renewable energy certificates (RECs). The agreements are for the next 20 years of full capacity power generation from PáTu Wind Farm LLC (PáTu Wind), a...