| University of Kentucky Enters Agreement With KU to Purchase Solar Power  The University of Kentucky has entered into an agreement with its electricity provider, Kentucky Utilities Company (KU), to purchase 44% of the output of a new 125-megawatt solar facility. KU and its sister utility, Louisville Gas and Electric Company, filed the contracts for the project with the Kentucky Public Service Commission earlier this week. The facility is planned for McCracken County, near Paducah, and is expected to be online in 2025. Four other organizations, including the University of Louisville, plan to buy power from the project. | PV | Lightsource bp Launches Bighorn Solar Powering First Steel Mill to Run Almost Entirely on Solar  Global solar leader Lightsource bp, together with Xcel Energy and EVRAZ North America, rcently celebrated the dedication of its new 300-megawatt Bighorn Solar project. Lightsource bp, a 50:50 joint venture with bp, unveiled the solar project that will help reduce emissions and support more than 1,000 jobs at EVRAZ’s Pueblo steel mill — the world’s first steel mill to be powered largely by solar energy. | Sonnedix Named ESG Global Solar Power Generation Sector Leader by GRESB Solar Power to Provide Savings to East Windsor Housing Authority Silicon Ranch Expands Offering with Acquisition of Clearloop Spain
Exus wins 473 MW full-service contract in Spain for Glennmont’s largest solar portfolio Solar project brings Middlebury College closer to 100 percent renewable energy goal Panorama | New Energy Economy Emerging But Not Quickly Enough Says IEA  A new energy economy is emerging around the world as solar, wind, electric vehicles and other low-carbon technologies flourish. But as the pivotal moment of COP26 approaches, the IEA’s new World Energy Outlook makes it clear that this clean energy progress is still far too slow to put global emissions into sustained decline towards net zero, highlighting the need for an unmistakeable signal of ambition and action from governments in Glasgow. | Agenda Environment, Social, and Governance Performance in Energy Sector |
