The results are in! OneEnergy has named five recipients for its corporate giving program for the first half of 2021. The selected non-profit organizations are: Social Justice Fund Northwest, National Black Food & Justice Alliance, Voces de la Frontera, Seattle Got Green, and Centro Hispano.
A comprehensive solar facility commissioning plan ensures a solar plant transitions gracefully from construction to continuous operation. The solar plant is intended to operate for its 35-year life and a full analysis prior to continuous commercial operation is an important quality control effort. The commissioning report is essential to close financing and transfer ownership because it establishes the performance baseline and ensures a sound investment.
OneEnergy has broken ground on the 24 MW Mastodon Portfolio, an inspiring 8-project venture located in western Wisconsin and southeast Minnesota. Working closely with three rural electric cooperatives and nine landowner hosts, OneEnergy developed the solar farms with the dual purpose of boosting rural economies while also producing clean energy. The Mastodon Portfolio will not only produce affordable, reliable clean energy for several decades, but also bring a $25 Million investment to the rural communities in which these projects are located.
Goose Prairie Solar Application for Site Certificate Filed with Washington’s Energy Facility Site Evaluation Council
Jan 21, 2021
As the global transition to affordable clean energy increases its pace, OneEnergy Renewables has stepped up its own endeavors, developing increasingly larger solar projects across the United States. The company recently initiated land use permitting efforts for Goose Prairie Solar, a proposed 80 megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic project located in Yakima County, Washington.
There are 3 types of import duties on solar modules which include Anti-Dumping Countervailing Duties, Section 201, and Section 301 tariffs. The higher prices paid in solar modules result in slower market growth for U.S. solar developers, installers, and solar project operators, resulting in a slower transition away from fossil fuels. We would like more solar module manufacturing in the US, but the way to accomplish that is not through punitive import duties.
OneEnergy Recognized as Climate Champion in Dane County, Wisconsin
Dec 9, 2020
“We believe the transition to clean energy will create a more sustainable and equitable economy. In Wisconsin, OneEnergy is proud to deliver practical solar projects that help grow a renewable energy workforce, and produce local electricity that serves Wisconsin customers.”
– Eric Udelhofen, OneEnergy Director of Midwest Region
OneEnergy Serves Up Module Donations in Ashland, Wisconsin
Nov 3, 2020
"We decided to go beyond developing large-scale solar projects and give back to the communities where our projects are located. We are committed to broadening access to and delivering the benefits of renewable energy via donations, education, and awarenes," said Maria Zupan, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee chairperson at OneEnergy.
Accessing USDA Rural Utility Service Loans for Solar Energy Infrastructure Projects
Aug 31, 2020
Rural utilities have long tapped USDA Rural Development loans to fund conventional electric infrastructure projects, but in recent years this funding has expanded to include solar and wind projects. OneEnergy has proven that RUS loans, once considered somewhat elusive, can be successfully utilized for modern solar projects that benefot a myriad of rural customers and communities.
OneEnergy Renewables Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer
Mar 31, 2020
SEATTLE, WA (March 31, 2020) – OneEnergy Renewables, a leading North American solar project developer, today announced that Tobin Booth has been named its new CEO. Mr. Booth succeeds Bill Eddie, who co-founded OneEnergy and has served as its CEO. Mr. Eddie will continue as a key member of the company’s leadership team as Chief Commercial Officer where he will focus on business and partnership development.
“Tobin joining...
OneEnergy’s Butter Solar Portfolio Named Renewable Energy Project of the Year
Jan 17, 2020
MADISON, Wis., January 16, 2020 - OneEnergy Renewables’ Butter Solar portfolio has been awarded RENEW Wisconsin’s 2019 Renewable Energy Project of the Year at today’s ninth annual 2020 Renewable Energy Summit in Madison, Wisconsin.
OneEnergy Renewables developed the Butter Solar portfolio, an innovative solar energy partnership that played a significant role in Organic Valley and Dr. Bronner’s journey to becoming 100 percent renewably...
How Municipal Governments Harness Renewable Solar Energy
Dec 6, 2019
In 2018, following a successful referendum passed by the community, the City of Middleton, Wisconsin set an ambitious goal to be 100% renewably powered by 2035. In order to get there, the city needed to find new sources of renewable energy and the partners to help them reach their goal.
Enter OneEnergy Renewables and our own Eric Udelhofen. Having lived and worked in the area for almost a decade, Eric understands the desire of Midwest...
Inside Organic Valley’s Unique Corporate Solar Model
Nov 19, 2019
Corporate solar deals are not just for tech giants anymore, and now they’re cropping up in new parts of the U.S.
Organic Valley, a 2,000-farm cooperative based in Wisconsin, sits at the intersection of two rising trends in the solar space: corporate customers innovating more ways to purchase renewables and an increase in solar power across the Midwest.
In August and September, Organic Valley and Canadian developer BluEarth...
OneEnergy Renewables featured at SEIA’s Solar Goes Corporate Conference
Nov 8, 2019
Our own Eric Udelhofen spoke this week at SEIA’s Solar Goes Corporate Conference in Washington, DC.
Eric shed light on OneEnergy’s role in creating a unique solar energy partnership that helped Organic Valley and Dr. Bronner’s on their journey to becoming 100 percent renewably powered.
Eric spearheaded OneEnergy’s work with these and others businesses, municipal cooperatives, and city governments to make ten...
New solar project in St. Charles part of multi-state green energy project
Oct 16, 2019
The sun is shining and pushing power in St. Charles.
As part of a multi-state distributive solar energy project constructed and operated by BluEarth Renewables US, the city saw 2 megawatts of solar energy come online Sept. 23.
The St. Charles site is part of the larger Butter Solar Portfolio, a project that includes 10 constructed facilities in three states that will generate 22.6 MW of power for 13 participating municipalities.
"The...
Wall Street Journal: Farmers See Bright Spot in Solar
Sep 26, 2019
The Wall Street Journal this week highlighted what OneEnergy has seen playing out in communities across the United States: farmers embracing solar energy as a stable revenue source and playing their part in mitigating climate change.
Agricultural commodity prices are down and farmers are feeling the pinch. The Journal highlights one Minnesota farming couple who have seen their corn and soybean revenue drop 30% over the past six years. Their...
Cooperation was central to Organic Valley's clean energy milestone
Aug 16, 2019
Organic Valley, the U.S. dairy collective, got creative to meet its goal of being powered by 100 percent clean energy thanks to a series of community solar deals it helped spearhead through municipal utilities. Sarah Golden, GreenBiz Senior Energy Analyst and chair of VERGE Energy, recently spoke with two people involved with Organic Valley’s unique arrangement: Stanley Minnick, Organic Valley’s energy services and technology manager, on the...
OneEnergy, Xcel Energy Celebrate Ashland Solar*Connect Community Solar Garden
Aug 13, 2019
OneEnergy Renewables joined Xcel Energy August 13th to cut the ribbon on the utility’s new, 1-megawatt Ashland Solar*Connect Community Solar garden in Ashland, Wisconsin. The ceremony marked another milestone in Xcel’s goal of being 100% carbon free by 2050.
Solar*Connect Community is a portfolio of three 1-megawatt locally sourced solar projects, two of which were developed for Xcel by OneEnergy Renewables, the Ore Dock Solar...
Organic Valley goes 100% renewable like nobody has before
Aug 12, 2019
A commitment to renewable energy is nothing new for big corporations. In fact, it’s starting to become the norm for companies to source more and more of their power needs from renewable generation. However most of the time companies either buy renewable energy credits, install on-site arrays at their business locations or enter into power purchase agreements (PPAs) with large generations facilities that can immediately meet need.
Joining the...