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CMI Plastics, a third generation family-owned business, is built on a foundation of strong relationships. That’s why, when some of CMI Plastics’ customers called on the company to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, CMI Plastics went above and beyond to show its commitment to sustaining these meaningful partnerships. In addition to implementing energy efficiency upgrades and… …

Pisgah Energy completes 649-kW project for NC plastics company Read More »

New bipartisan legislation in Minnesota sponsored by Sen. Nick A. Frentz (18, Democratic–Farmer–Labor), Sen. Bill Weber (21, R) and Sen. John A. Hoffman (34, Democratic–Farmer–Labor) proposes to sunset Minnesota’s newly reformed Low-to-Moderate Income (LMI) Accessible Community Solar Garden (CSG) program in 2028. “This blatant rollback is a gift to powerful utilities intent on protecting their… …

Minnesota legislature considers sunsetting LMI community solar program in 2028 Read More »

Aurora Solar has announced its third annual Solar Industry Snapshot. This comprehensive report offers projected 2025 solar trends across policy, politics and energy resilience amid a shifting market landscape, with the overwhelming message that the market is shifting rather than stalling. “In the face of high interest rates, policy changes and other economic headwinds, this… …

Solar Industry Snapshot: 52% of business owners fear negative impacts if IRA gets slashed Read More »

Smart electrical panel company Span has expanded its produce suite with SPAN Edge, an “intelligent service point” device designed for utilities to better manage the distribution grid and enable home electrification. This product establishes a new category of “at-the-meter” grid technology that delivers real-time, autonomous power controls, the company says. SPAN Edge is designed to… …

Span invents ‘at-the-meter’ grid category with new Edge device Read More »

Onyx Renewables celebrated the groundbreaking of a 2.5-MW onsite solar project along with Sol Systems, the initial project developer, and Verde Solutions, the engineering and construction company for the project, marking the start of major upgrades at an Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District (UCSD) wastewater treatment facility in Illinois. The solar project, set to begin… …

2.5-MW solar project to power Illinois wastewater treatment plant Read More »

CAB Solar, an above-ground cable management manufacturer, has released the 3D Agrivoltaic Locking Hanger Solution that is compatible with all of its hanger variations built for the solar industry. This cable hanger works within a dual-purpose environment where livestock can be beneath a solar array. CAB Solar’s team of engineers and project developers designed the… …

CAB Solar designs cable hanger for agrivoltaic purposes Read More »

Sunrun has announced a new VPP partnership with California’s largest utility, PG&E. The collaboration will utilize hundreds of Sunrun solar + storage customer homes to deliver targeted load relief to neighborhoods identified with highly constrained electric grids. The goal of this approach is to help avoid or defer growth-related distribution investments, reducing costs for ratepayers.… …

Sunrun home energy storage owners will help PG&E with load relief again this year Read More »

Home energy management company Renew Home  announced it has unveiled new, personalized home energy management platform features that help households save, and a new grid solution: Renew Home VPP. Renew Home VPP is a new kind of virtual power plant (VPP) that brings households and energy providers together to help households save energy and earn… …

Renew Home launches new VPP program Read More »

Technology company Pale Blue Dawn became an integration partner for OpenSolar, connecting the leading solar design, sales, and management software with the diverse technology platforms used throughout the solar industry. The partnership addresses a critical industry challenge, with 50% of solar contracts currently ending in cancellation due to fragmented workflows and communication breakdowns. Pale Blue… …

OpenSolar data can now connect with other essential online tools via Pale Blue Dawn Read More »

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reveals that the combination of solar and wind accounted for more than 98% of new U.S. electrical generating capacity added in January. Solar alone accounted for over two-thirds of the new capacity. Moreover, January was the seventeenth… …

Renewables made up almost 100% of new generating capacity in January 2025 Read More »