Today, the Illinois Senate passed major clean energy legislation that commits the state to reaching 40% renewable energy by 2030 and 50% renewables by 2040. The Governor is expected to sign the bill. The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act puts Illinois at the forefront of...
Read MoreCommercial and community solar developer Standard Solar and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) hosted U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin and other government and industry leaders for a site visit and guided tour of the Shepherds Mill Community Solar Project in Union...
Read More347 organizations representing a true grassroots movement — spanning business to housing to environmental advocacy groups, issued a statement of support to protect rooftop solar in California. The open letter signed by a diverse coalition of organizations, sent to Governor Newsom and the California Public...
Read MoreClearloop celebrated the groundbreaking of its 1-MW solar farm in Jackson, Tennessee, a utility-scale solar farm in the United States directly financed by solar offsets. Clearloop’s solar farm will provide enough clean energy to power 200 homes, helping to clean up the Sun Belt’s fossil-fuel-dependent...
Read MoreDeveloper Greenskies Clean Energy and construction firm Vanguard Energy Partners have announced the completion of a 573-kW solar energy system for the Port Authority of NY & NJ. The project will provide discounted clean, renewable solar electricity to the Port Authority Trans-Hudson’s (PATH) MacMillan Bloedel...
Read MoreThe world’s most scrutinized and peer-reviewed document is out: the IPCC report on climate change. Thousands of scientists have spent decades pouring over every measurement and research report known. The findings are clearer than ever: It is “virtually certain” that the increases in extreme temperatures and droughts...
Read MoreDynamic Energy Solutions commenced construction of a 6.6-MWDC ground-mounted solar array in Norridgewock, Maine. The project includes a landmark offtake agreement with grocer Albertsons Companies, and it is one of the largest commercial solar installations in Maine’s solar market. Once fully operational, the 6.6-MW system...
Read MoreSolar digital solutions startup Terabase Energy announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PlantPredict, a predictive solar energy modeling tool, from First Solar. PlantPredict is a sophisticated predictive solar energy modeling tool that was developed by First Solar for utility-scale PV applications....
Read MoreHigh-profile grid failures, power outages and mounting electricity bills are driving many U.S. homeowners to strongly consider and purchase solar with attached storage, according to a new survey released by SunPower Corporation. The 2021 SunPower Energy Sense Index surveyed 1,500 homeowners in the U.S. to...
Read MoreFour recently completed solar arrays at Riverton Community Housing co-op locations help the organization advance its mission to provide accessible, affordable student housing. All Energy Solar designed and installed the systems to provide clean energy onsite, just as school starts and students fill university housing...
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