The Center for Biological Diversity, The Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group late Wednesday petitioned the California Court of Appeal to review the state’s new rooftop solar policy. The policy, which took effect April 15, significantly slashes the credit new solar users get for sharing their extra solar energy with the grid. …
On May 4, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the launch of a new one-year project on large-scale interconnection reforms. Founded last May, SI2 is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of clean energy through research, public education initiatives and policy analysis. “As we celebrate our first year of progress, we are thrilled to …
Pictured left to right: Brian Bird, president of Bird Electric, a Black & Veatch Company and Mario Azar, Black & Veatch chairman and CEO. Black & Veatch announced that it has acquired Bird Electric Enterprises and Bird Electric Properties both part of BASElectric Holdings, LLC (collectively known as Bird Electric). The agreement, driven out of …
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The United States Senate voted to overturn President Biden’s two-year pause on tariffing solar goods shipped from four Southeast Asian nations responsible for 80% of solar supply. Biden is expected to veto the resolution. May 4, 2023 Moved forward by a 56-41 vote, the U.S. Senate resolved to repeal the two-year pause on tariffs for solar goods …
Senate votes to resume solar tariffs, threatening clean energy supply Read More »
Optimus Energy installed four solar arrays at resorts located in Kissimmee (760 kW), Lake Buena Vista (147 kW), Clearwater (205 kW) and Palm Coast, Fla. (402 kW). May 4, 2023 Legacy Vacation Resorts, an Orlando, Florida-based resort property owner, will take advantage of its home state’s namesake of abundant sun after activating four rooftop and …
Florida resort owner deploys 1.51 MW of solar arrays Read More »
The 2023-24 Enacted State Budget provides the New York Power Authority (NYPA) with new authority to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating projects — either alone or in collaboration with other entities — to assist the state in meeting its bold clean energy targets, including producing 70% of the state’s electricity from renewable sources …
New York Power Authority now able to develop its own renewable energy projects Read More »
NeoVolta has partnered with the sustainable home improvement finance platform GoodLeap to make solar energy storage as affordable as possible for more homeowners. GoodLeap will finance standalone NeoVolta Energy Storage System (ESS) installations with or without solar panels. They offer flexible terms and highly competitive rates. As of 2022, GoodLeap was the number one financing …
GoodLeap now offering financing for NeoVolta energy storage systems Read More »
pv magazine USA’s recap of notable upstream solar, integrated solar, finance and rooftop installers that reported quarterly or fiscal year earnings over the last week. May 4, 2023 pv magazine USA recaps the top earnings reports and conference calls for public companies that supply solar modules, silicon wafer materials, inverters, hardware and energy storage systems …
Solar Earnings Recap: SunPower, Sunrun and SolarEdge Read More »
A 4.3 MW solar project will power the company’s on-site production facility, with excess going to the state. May 4, 2023 Stanley Black & Decker, the venerable tool manufacturer founded in 1843, unveiled a 4.3 MW solar farm in Hopkinsville, Kentucky, said to be the state’s largest privately funded on-site solar project. Completed by Castillo …
Stanley Black & Decker 100% renewable energy powered in Kentucky Read More »
Gridscape has been selected by East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) to develop microgrids for approximately 30 critical facilities across San Leandro, Berkeley, Hayward and Fremont. The project will see Gridscape install 3.1 MW of solar PV systems and 6.2 MWh of battery storage systems at 30 sites, providing energy resilience during power outages and reducing …
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