Solar

How solar panels harvest solar energy

By GCM | Jan 25, 2023

Every hour, enough sunlight shines on the earth to power the entire planet with solar energy for one year.1 Thanks ...

How solar on landfill works

By GCM | Jul 18, 2022

Solar farms can safely transform former landfills into sources of cheaper clean energy for consumers and generate revenue for communities. ...

With agrivoltaics, solar sites harvest more than just clean energy

By GCM | Jun 27, 2022

Agriculture and clean energy have something in common: The best land for harvesting crops also happens to be the best ...

Pausing tariffs is good news for US solar

By David Sher | Jun 15, 2022

Recently, a tariff petition from a tiny US-based solar panel manufacturer threatened to bring US solar development to a halt. ...

On our radar: slave labor and the solar panel supply chain

By GCM | May 18, 2021

Investors are concerned about the sourcing of solar panel materials in parts of China with documented human rights abuses. Greenbacker ...

Planting pollinators: restoring ecosystems on solar sites

By GCM | Apr 22, 2021

Greenbacker's solar projects do more than just produce clean energy--they also support declining pollinator populations. Being a good steward of ...

Award-Winning 61 MWdc Turquoise Solar Project in Nevada Reaches Commercial Operation

By GCM | Mar 17, 2021

New solar facility provides clean energy to Apple’s Nevada data center, located in the Reno Technology Park Las Vegas, NV, ...

By GCM | Dec 21, 2020

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“GREC”) announced today that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased a 80 MWac /104 MWdc ...

By GCM | Dec 7, 2020

Encore Renewable Energy and Greenbacker Capital announced a new agreement for the completion of 14 solar projects aggregating to 28MW ...

By GCM | Nov 16, 2020

Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC (“GREC”) announced today that, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, it purchased a to-be-constructed 80 MW solar ...