Installation

Public entities like schools, local government buildings, public water treatment plants have until April 2026 to install and interconnect solar projects to secure more lucrative net energy metering rates. April 11, 2025 Public entities, including municipalities, schools, water treatment plants and more are quickly approaching a deadline to secure solar projects attached with far more …

California schools and municipalities need to move fast to secure solar net metering Read More »

Solar energy additions to the U.S. grid are continuing their charge as the Energy Information Administration (EIA) revised its forecast to show more growth in its Short-Term Energy Outlook report.  Solar is on an impressive growth ramp, reaching 91 GW of cumulative capacity by the end of 2023 and 121 GW by the end of …

U.S. total solar capacity to double over three-year span Read More »

A foamboard product manufacturer also implemented a new HVAC system and other energy saving devices to save up to 30% on energy expenses. April 8, 2025 Energy-as-a-service provider Budderfly equipped Connecticut-based Gilman Brothers Company with solar and energy efficiency upgrades to cut its energy costs and lower environmental impact. Gilman Brothers is a 128-year-old family-owned …

Solar and efficiency to cut Connecticut manufacturer electricity costs by 30% Read More »

Electrical contractor Rosendin to demonstrate robotic-assisted solar module installation at large-scale solar energy project under construction in West Texas. April 8, 2025 Rosendin, an electrical contracting company, announced that its Renewable Energy Group (RREG) will demonstrate its new autonomous robotic solution for solar module installation on April 17 in West Texas. The three-piece robotic system …

Robots to work side-by-side with humans to demonstrate solar module installation Read More »

The 500 MW Cider Solar project received the first permit of its kind issued by the New York Office of Renewable Energy Siting and Transmission. April 8, 2025 The 500 MW Cider Solar Farm, which is to be the largest solar plant in New York State, was approved by the New York Office of Renewable …

New York’s largest solar power plant moves forward Read More »

The utility proposed a 60% cut to net metering rates, extending cuts that took place last year, and dropping the rate to about 2 cents per kWh. April 4, 2025 Electric utility Idaho Power filed a proposal with the state’s Public Utilities Commission to cut net metering rates by 60%. Net metering enables homes and …

Idaho Power proposes to gut rooftop solar grid export payments Read More »

Solar Landscape completed 6.6 MW of community solar projects that are part of a 57 project development plan. April 4, 2025 Solar Landscape is a New Jersey-based solar developer that specializes in putting solar on the rooftops of warehouses, factories and other commercial spaces. The company has a plan to bring 57 community solar rooftop …

Fourteen rooftop community solar projects come online in Maryland Read More »

The project employed 500 people at peak construction and adds 150 MW of capacity to the grid. April 2, 2025 Avangrid announced it has commenced delivering electricity from the 150 MW Powell Creek solar project in Putnam County, Ohio. Approved by the state siting board in 2021, the project is actively exporting electricity to the …

Avangrid activates 300,000 solar panel project in Ohio Read More »

Sacramento Municipal Utility District signed a busbar power purchase agreement (PPA), a special type of PPA that shifts where responsibility begins and ends between the buyer and seller. April 2, 2025 Developer Enlight Renewable Energy received debt financing for a 403 MW, 688 MWh solar-plus-storage project near Sacramento, Calif. The debt financing package includes $773 …

Enlight receives $773 million in construction loans for California solar-plus-storage project Read More »

With the public on board, EDP Renewables is expanding its Riverstart solar project in Indiana. April 1, 2025 Indiana is revving up its solar capacity with the commercial operation of the third phase of the Riverstart solar project, which will generate clean power for Amazon. Developed and owned by EDP Renewables, the project’s 100 MW …

Amazon procures clean energy from solar project in Indiana Read More »