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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…