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Solar Alliance completes 1st solar projects in New York
By | January 3, 2023 Solar Alliance Energy, a commercial and utility solar contractor, has completed the construction and reached operations on…
Gov. Hochul releases roadmap for 6 GW of New York energy storage by 2030
By | January 3, 2023 Credit: CSI Energy Storage Gov. Kathy Hochul announced a new framework for the state to achieve a…
January solar policy snapshots A guide to recent legislation and research throughout the country.
By | January 3, 2023 New Mexico’s new interconnection ruling is one of the most progressive for solar + storage in the…
Utilities join developers in effort to improve interconnection slog
Often at odds, utilities and DER developers have joined together with the launch of the GridTECH Connect Forum in San Diego on…
Renewables are likely to provide 25% of US electricity in 2023 Solar power provided just 1% of country’s total in 2016
By | January 3, 2023 Renewable energy sources accounted for nearly one-quarter of the nation’s electrical generation in the first 10 months…
Q&A with American lithium battery maker KORE Power
Just as the United States is entering a solar panel manufacturing renaissance thanks to manufacturing tax credits included in the Inflation Reduction…
Dallas County Signs 3-Year Solar Energy Contract with Public Power Pool
Dallas County has recently teamed up with Public Power Pool to get a renewable energy source from a solar farm in Fort…
Pennsylvania Unveils Solar Installation Guidance for Rural Communities
Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding has released guidance for landowners considering solar production on farmland and in rural communities…
Solar Landscape Energizes First Community Project for Endurance Real Estate
Solar Landscape, a community solar company, has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board of…
New York State Releases Roadmap to Reach 6 GW of Energy Storage by 2030
Doreen Harris Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new framework for New York State to achieve 6 GW of energy storage by 2030, which represents…
Alliant Energy completes 50-MW southern Wisconsin solar project
By | December 28, 2022 The rural community of Fulton, Wisconsin, is the latest to benefit from the recent surge in solar…
Solar Landscape energizes first community solar array in Year 2 of NJ community solar program
By | December 28, 2022 Solar Landscape has energized the first of 46 community solar projects approved by the New Jersey Board…
Maxeon Solar Chooses Bill Mulligan to Lead Company as New CEO
Bill Mulligan Maxeon Solar Technologies Ltd. has named Bill Mulligan as its new CEO and member of its board of directors on…
Fire safety guide for rooftop solar installers
By | December 28, 2022 Tigo Energy rapid shutdown units installed on a solar awning. Almost half of U.S. states have now…
GameChange Solar Expands Manufacturing in U.S. Market to 24 GW
Derick Botha GameChange Solar has increased its manufacturing in the U.S. to 24 GW of annual capacity. Not only have existing facilities…
SuperGreen Releases New Software for Solar Estimates, Planning
Google Project Sunroof is the source of energy. SuperGreen Solutions is introducing the most up-to-date software that enables homeowners to get an…
MREA Partners with Habitat for Humanity to Install Solar on Residential Homes
This year, Habitat for Humanity chapters throughout Wisconsin partnered with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association (MREA) for the Grow Solar for Humanity…
Altus Power Acquires 220 MW of Solar Assets from True Green Capital Management
Gregg Felton Altus Power Inc. has entered a definitive agreement to acquire approximately 220 MW of newly developed and in construction solar…
2022 paves way for massive growth for solar + storage industry
Robust federal clean energy policy has laid the groundwork for a decade of explosive growth for the solar and storage industries. A…
December 2022 Special Edition: 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook
By | December 20, 2022 Welcome to the 2023 Renewable Energy Handbook We’re wrapping up another hectic year for renewable energy policy…
How the Inflation Reduction Act will help more nonprofits go solar
By Ken LaRoe, CEO and Founder of Climate First Bank The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed into law by President Biden on…
Lightsource bp finishes second solar project for Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
By | December 21, 2022 A 25-MW solar project that is helping advance energy and sustainability priorities for the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation…
Intersolar North America releases 2023 conference program
By | December 21, 2022 Intersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) unveiled their 2023 conference program taking place…
SMUD to start 20-MWh Swell-aggregated VPP in 2023
By | December 22, 2022 Virtual power plant aggregator Swell will organize a new VPP in Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The…
Primergy Closes on Credit Facility from Rabobank for Solar, Storage Projects
Tim Larrison Primergy Solar LLC, a developer, owner and operator of utility-scale solar, distributed solar and energy storage, has closed with Rabobank…
NREL Researchers Look into PV Efficiency, Stability with Perovskite Solar Cells
A new approach to manufacturing perovskite solar cells has addressed previous problems and yielded devices with high efficiency and excellent stability, researchers…
RWE Pursues Research to Generate Solar Power in Tandem with Agricultural Plans
Innovative agrivoltaics demo system 2022 (Credit: RWE) RWE and Forschungszentrum Jülich are planning on generating power and farming land on the same…
Sacramento, Swell Aggregate Residential Solar, Battery Storage in VPP
Lora Anguay To help deliver on its 2030 Zero Carbon Plan to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from its power supply, Sacramento Municipal…
Munich Re Subsidiary Acquires Stake in Two Solar, Storage Projects
Maverick 6 and 7 solar projects EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and MEAG, acting in its capacity as Munich Re’s global asset…
SEPTA, Lightsource bp Begin Operations at Elk Hill Solar 1 Farm in Pennsylvania
Elk Hill 2 Solar Farm A 25 MW solar project that is helping advance energy and sustainability priorities for the Southeastern Pennsylvania…
Georgia PSC declines to expand monthly solar netting pilot program
By | December 20, 2022 On Dec. 20, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) voted on a final order in the Georgia…
ACP Study Shows Clean Energy Benefits for New England Region
A new study commissioned by the American Clean Power Association (ACP) has found that additional renewable capacity will lower energy market prices…
SEIA Reacts to Georgia PSC Vote on Rooftop Solar Pilot Program
Kevin Lucas The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has voted on a final order in Georgia Power Company’s (GPC) latest rate case,…
EQT Acquires Madison Energy Investments
EQT’s EQT Infrastructure VI fund has acquired Madison Energy Investments (MEI) from affiliates of Stonepeak Partners LP. Founded in 2019 and headquartered…
Georgia PSC Vote Prioritizes Utility Profits Over Residents and Solar Customers
https://www.seia.org/news/georgia-psc-vote-prioritizes-utility-profits-over-residents-and-solar-customers …
AI Clearing, PCL Solar Partner on Solar Asset Tracking, Management
Andrew Moles AI Clearing has signed a multi-year partnership with PCL Construction’s solar division, launching the next step in managing solar work…
Contractor’s Corner: Sumpter Solar Services A foundation of solar repair work builds a dedicated customer base for this small residential installer.
By | December 20, 2022 Big, national solar installers often command many headlines thanks to vast marketing and public relations budgets, but…
Nexamp to develop 7 community solar projects in Hawaii for LMI residents
By | December 14, 2022 Nexamp has been selected to develop seven new shared solar projects in Hawaii — three on Hawaii…
Canadian Solar to start mass production of 690-W TOPCon modules
By | December 15, 2022 Canadian Solar will begin mass production of its 690-W TOPCon solar panels in the first quarter of…
CPUC releases final version of California’s new solar net-billing plan The NEM 3.0 debate came to an end on Dec. 15.
By | December 15, 2022 UPDATE 12/16/2022: The CPUC voted unanimously to approve the new net-billing plan. After over a year of…
CubicPV is planning a 10-GW silicon wafer factory in the United States
By | December 15, 2022 CubicPV has announced it plans to start a 10-GW silicon wafer manufacturing facility in the United States….
Shikun & Binui Energy completes construction on 260-MW Texas solar project
By | December 15, 2022 Shikun & Binui Energy has completed the construction of the 260-MWDC Brazoria West Solar Project, acquired from Savion…
Grid-scale, residential energy storage installations set new quarterly records
By | December 15, 2022 The utility-scale energy storage market installed 4,733 MWh in Q3 2022, surpassing the previous quarterly high of…
Tigo acquires energy data analytics software company FSIGHT
By | December 15, 2022 Tigo Energy announced the acquisition of FSIGHT, an energy data analytics software company based in Hod HaSharon,…
720-MW Southeast solar portfolio to power Meta data centers
By | December 15, 2022 Facebook parent company Meta is commissioning seven new solar projects in Georgia and Tennessee totaling 720 MWAC…
New collaboration will restore prairie land under Sacramento County solar project
By | December 15, 2022 Credit: Lightsource bp EPRI and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) launched a new collaborative project that…
Small business tips: Planning for 2023 benefits and beyond
By Victoria Glickman Hodgkins, CEO of PeopleKeep Even though benefits open enrollment is coming to a close, optimizing your benefits offerings for employees is…
CPUC guts California rooftop solar incentives The commission targeted a nine-year payback period in its new net-billing program.
By | December 16, 2022 On December 15, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) voted unanimously to approve the state’s next phase…
ACORE encourages diversity in domestic solar manufacturing buildout
By | December 16, 2022 As the U.S. renewable energy economy expands, intentional commitments for equitable economic and workforce development will be…
The first step, not the last: Community solar after the IRA
A Massachusetts community solar farm managed by Perch Energy. By Bruce Stewart, president and CEO, Perch EnergyAfter 140 years of relying primarily…