Lamesa Solar Facility in Texas now operational
Southern Company subsidiary Southern Power announced the commercial operation of the 102-MW Lamesa Solar Facility in Dawson County, Texas. With three large-scale solar projects operating in the state,...
View ArticleBeaumont Solar offers services unit to ensure quality subcontractors
The traditional route of hiring an EPC firm to build a large Commercial & Industrial (C&I) or utility scale solar project has built-in risk associated with it. This process becomes one where...
View ArticleGlobal annual market for solar+storage is expected to exceed $49 billion by 2026
A new report from Navigant Research examines the global market for distributed solar PV plus energy storage (DSES), providing an analysis of market issues and market forecasts for capacity and revenue,...
View ArticleWebinar – Optimization Redefined: Improve Logistics and Lower System Cost...
Join us for a free, live webinar with SMA America on May June 14th at 2:00pm EDT. Module-level power electronics provide many benefits, and have proven popular with installers, but drawbacks remain...
View ArticleSEIA pledges to take the lead on opposing Suniva trade petition
SEIA’s president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper assured reporters the organization will take the lead on opposing Suniva’s Section 201 petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) during a...
View ArticleNew guide outlines strategies to bring solar to low-income households
The Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) has taken an in-depth look at successful and promising policies and programs that can be used to bring the benefits of solar to low-income consumers. “Bringing...
View ArticleEmpower launches new solar+storage platform
Empower Micro Systems, a power electronics technology provider for smart home energy systems, announced the launch of its next-generation Genesys 8K modular smart home energy platform designed...
View ArticleEnact Systems offers self-service portal for solar customers
ENACT SYSTEMS, which provides business automation software for distributed solar projects, is revealing a new module today for solar customer management at the Solar Software Summit (S3) hosted by...
View ArticleAstronergy to transition to 5-busbar solar modules
Astronergy is upgrading production at its German factory to five-busbar technology. Thanks to additional contacts on the front of the cells, these modules offer more power than four-busbar modules...
View ArticleClean Edge report shows cities and states taking solar lead
Clean Edge released its eighth annual U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index, which tracks and ranks the clean-energy activities of all 50 states and the 50 largest metro areas in the U.S. As the Trump...
View ArticleNV Energy, CLEAResult complete low-income solar pilot program
Access to renewable energy sources like solar power has historically been unevenly distributed across customer segments, leading to an opportunity to close a gap in service offerings as these sources...
View ArticleNew report shows Massachusetts would benefit from increased RPS
A new report released by NECEC (the Northeast Clean Energy Council and the NECEC Institute), finds that increasing the Commonwealth’s annual Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) growth rate would help...
View ArticleWebinar: Navigating Rapid Shutdown Requirements when PV and Storage are...
Join us for a free, live webinar on June 20th at 2pm EST. With battery storage technologies becoming more affordable, many homeowners are adding storage capabilities to their grid-tie PV systems....
View ArticleSEIA, other energy groups send energy analyses to U.S. Department of Energy
Today, four national business groups representing the range of advanced and renewable energy companies in the United States submitted materials to U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry to inform the energy...
View ArticleWomen of Wind Energy (WoWE) announces name change to Women of Renewable...
Women of Wind Energy (WoWE) announced a new name and logo today during a live, virtual event held before hundreds of supporters across the country. Under the new name, Women of Renewable Industries and...
View ArticleIREC releases scorecard that grades state shared renewables programs
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), an independent organization at the forefront of accelerating U.S. clean energy for 35 years, released the first National Shared Renewables Scorecard, a...
View ArticleNew England Clean Energy scores pro footballer for educational videos
Professional football player Nate Solder stars in “Solder on Solar,” a series of short videos designed to educate homeowners about the benefits of solar energy, New England Clean Energy founder and...
View ArticleGeorgia Power plans new solar facility for Robins Air Force Base
Georgia Power has announced plans to build a new 139-MW solar facility adjacent to Robins Air Force Base (AFB) in Warner Robins, Georgia, just south of Macon. The project was approved Tuesday by the...
View ArticleREC Solar named biggest installer in Hawaii
REC Solar, a leading provider of commercial, public sector and utility-scale solar solutions, has been ranked by Pacific Business News (PBN) Research as the largest solar company in Hawaii by 2016...
View ArticleAltus Power completes 10-MW solar farm in New Jersey
Altus Power announced the completion of construction and grid interconnection of a 10 megawatt ground-mounted solar energy system, known as the Spartan solar project, in North Hanover Township, New...
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