Young Americans voted in record numbers during the 2020 election and played a key role in tipping the scales to Joe Biden. Early research shows that concern about climate change was a major driver of that robust turnout. The Sunrise Movement and other environmental groups mounted extensive...
Read MoreSTAG Industrial announced the groundbreaking of its first onsite solar installation in Illinois and its fifth solar installation in Massachusetts. The projects are part of community solar programs and will provide low-cost renewable energy to local homes and businesses. “We have a large presence in...
Read MoreSacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the publicly-owned utility in California's capital city, has changed its energy efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided CO2 emissions. SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part...
Read MoreA 4.99-MW solar array is now online in Johnston, Rhode Island, which pushes utility Providence Water to its goal of being powered by 100% renewable energy sources. “Investing in sustainability, energy efficiency and renewable energy is good for the bottom line of our environment and...
Read MoreRoll-A-Rack, a ballasted solar racking solution, will unveil its first portable, roll-forming machine in October at its virtual Solar Power International 2020 showroom. The new roll-forming machine has been built by Roll-A-Rack manufacturing partner, New Tech Machinery in Denver, Colorado. Like seamless rain gutters, which...
Read MoreDuke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army base in North Carolina, the company said on Wednesday. It’s the largest such project ever announced in the Southeast, according to Wood Mackenzie. The $36 million contract between Duke and Fort Bragg...
Read MoreA new study of 3,000 power companies across the globe has found that only a handful have been cutting their fossil fuel capacity over the last two decades. Much of the new renewable capacity being built around the world is being offset by new coal and...
Read MoreCandela Renewables announced an agreement with Google for a 140-MW power purchase agreement in Texas, bringing new green energy to the ERCOT power grid. As part of the agreement, Candela will develop a new solar power project, boosting the local economy as a result of...
Read MoreEarlier this month, Washington, D.C.-based Pepco became the latest United States utility to seek out non-wires alternatives (NWAs) to address an upcoming constraint on its network. In early August, the Exelon subsidiary called on distributed energy developers and other stakeholders to propose alternatives to installing a fifth...
Read MoreEmerson announced it has agreed to acquire Open Systems International for $1.6 billion in an all-cash transaction. OSI is an operations technology software provider that broadens and complements Emerson’s robust software portfolio and ability to help customers in the global power industry, as well as...
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