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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This article originally appeared in GreenBiz.  By Sarah Golden Last week, Organic Valley became the latest company to announce it is on track to be powered by 100 percent clean energy. That makes the dairy co-operative the largest food company in the world to do so, according to its marketing team. But if you are just focusing on the headline, you’re missing most of the story. That’s because Organic Valley figured out a unique deal structure...

ARTICLE BY FRANK JOSSI ENERGY NEWS NETWORK As Wisconsin’s largest-ever solar project comes online this summer, the multi-site, multi-state partnership behind the development offers a potential model for how organizations can band together to meet clean energy goals. The Butter Solar Project consists of 32 megawatts installed at 10 locations feeding into 13 municipal utilities in three states. A who’s who of co-op grocery store shelves...

OneEnergy Renewables was thrilled to join Organic Valley in Cashton, Wisconsin this week to celebrate their journey to becoming 100 percent renewably powered. Organic Valley, America’s largest cooperative of organic farmers and one of the nation’s leading organic brands, announced August 1st that construction of three community solar projects totaling 9 megawatts was complete. OneEnergy was honored to develop the projects as part of unique...

Today the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin approved two long-term supply contracts between Madison Gas and Electric (MGE) and two of its customers who wish to receive more electricity from renewable energy. With these approvals in hand, the City of Middleton and the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District become the first customers in Wisconsin to contract with their local utility to receive emission-free electricity from an offsite...

The ribbon has been officially cut on the new 18 acre solar farm in Fennimore.  Finishing this project makes Fennimore home to the largest solar array in Wisconsin for the time being until Arcadia’s array goes online. The Fennimore project is part of what is known as the Butter Solar portfolio, a group of 10 different solar projects located in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa. The project began as a collaboration between Organic Valley,...

It’s National Pollinator Week! In honor of our pollinating friends, we compiled some of America’s best resources for learning about and protecting the bird, bee, and butterfly populations. After all, pollinators are responsible for $10 billion in U.S. crops, so they deserve our protection!   Rent a Bee. That’s right - residents of Washington State and Oregon can rent leafcutter bees to help pollinate their gardens. Doing so helps boost the...

[caption id="attachment_1849" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Dan Barron, Organic Valley[/caption] The first of five new rural solar energy projects getting financial support from the city of Madison will begin operations in Argyle by mid-June, city officials said Wednesday. The city, in partnership with BluEarth Renewables and OneEnergy Renewables, is investing $1.4 million to support the five new solar array projects, which will cost a...

[caption id="attachment_1842" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Minnesota bee keeper, Jim Degiovanni, inspects "BareHoney" hives outside IMS Solar, a pollinator-friendly photovoltaic array site in St. Joseph, Minn. Credit: Dennis Schroeder National Renewable Energy Lab Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)[/caption] On May 20th, friends of wildlife around the globe celebrate World Bee Day. At OneEnergy, we strive...

An evening hearing for the purpose of receiving public comment on the Bluegrass Solar, LLC CPCN Application for an 80 MW solar facility in Queen Anne's County, Case No. 9496 will be held in Maryland.  The public hearing, second one scheduled in 2019, will be held on: Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 6:30 p.m., at the Church Hill Elementary School 631 Main Street Church Hill, MD 21623 Any person wishing to provide written comment on the Application may...

Solar energy is nearly ready to begin powering Lanesboro, MN.  The solar field is expected to supply 20 percent of the city's energy needs, and Lanesboro will be ready to begin receiving power from the facility by June 1, 2019. The Lanesboro project is part of the innovative community solar partnership developed by OneEnergy, Renewables, Organic Valley and the UMMEG. OneEnergy Renewables is developing the Lanesboro solar field and BluEarth...