In recent news, calls for an extension of the Investment Tax Credit are intensifying for some of the US solar industry after the Trump administration finalized new standards that allow states to set their own emissions requirements—or none at all—on individual coal plants with the Affordable Clean Energy rule. An extension of the Investment Tax Credit could drive more adoption of […]
RP Construction Services (RPCS) is celebrating the success of Pine Gate Renewables and NARENCO on their recent project completion. Pine Gate Renewables, a national utility-scale solar developer, owner, and operator, energized its Peony solar project in Orangeburg County, South Carolina, last week. Peony is a 57-MW site spanning 334 acres. It can generate more than 97,400 MWh per year, equivalent to […]
Energy CIO Insights is on a constant quest to identify the emerging players in the technology and energy landscape and showcase their expertise, products, services, and solutions in solving impediments and overcoming market complexities. RPCS was named a 2018 Top 10 Renewable Energy Services Company following a year of explosive growth and impressive achievements and was featured at length in […]
[Excerpt from Solar Builder’s article On the Origin of EPCs: How the EPC-Supplier Relationship Influences the Evolution of Solar Development by Chris Crowell] Tracker systems are abundant now, and many of your favorite racking manufacturers that don’t have one (or aren’t yet promoting one) likely will be in the coming year. This is a combination of tracker prices dropping […]
Trackers dominate the utility-scale market. The Berkeley Lab found that tracking systems were installed on nearly 80% of all new installations in 2017, and that number is expected to grow as trackers push into predominantly fixed-tilt territory in the north. Specialty tracking installer RP Construction Services expects a busy next few years because of this trend. The company, which exclusively installs Array Technologies single-axis trackers, focuses […]
[Monterey, Calif.] January, 22, 2019—RP Construction Services Inc. (RPCS) is proud to announce their ranking as a Top 10 Renewable Energy Services Company of 2018 by Energy CIO Insights, an international publication that cumulates the latest technology, opinion, analysis, and discussion of the most predominant issues in the field of energy. RPCS is featured in the magazine’s annual edition on […]
For RPCS, 2018 was an incredible year—and we think that’s worth celebrating. This has been a year of incredible growth. RPCS saw the completion of 210 megawatts and 82 projects in 2018, the most in any year of RPCS’s history. In just a few years, RPCS has completed over 550 MW and 260 projects in 27 different states, including […]
MONTEREY, Calif. January 8th, 2018—RPCS is pleased to announce their partnership with GenPro Energy Solutions and the City of Atkinson to build a 209kW solar array in Nebraska. The city formerly used the Atkinson-owned site for fill, a place where soil, trees, and debris were brought then covered with dirt. Because of the nature of the site, project construction initially […]
RPCS’s TOP PROJECTS of 2018 As 2018 draws to a close, we’re looking back at the years many successes! Here’s a look at some of our top solar projects in 2018. CalPoly’s First Solar Farm CalPoly partnered with REC Solar and RPCS to design, construct, and install an 18.5-acre 4.5 MW AC solar site. Financed by Duke Energy via […]