The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is increasing its goal for the “Solar+ Decade,” aiming for solar to account for 30% of U.S. electricity generation by 2030. The organization’s previous goal was 20% by 2030, and this revision aligns with the Biden administration’s clean energy...
Read MoreThe nonprofit homeless shelter York County Shelter Programs (YCSP) in Alfred, Maine, has signed up for the Nexamp community solar program to reduce its annual electricity costs and become a more environmentally responsible provider to the community. The organization, which relies mostly on grants, fundraisers...
Read MorePrivate equity firm American Securities has entered an agreement to acquire Swinerton Renewable Energy, the renewable energy division of Swinerton Builders, and wholly-owned subsidiary SOLV from Swinerton Incorporated. Ranked the no. 1 solar contractor in the U.S. on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list by...
Read MoreIn its second annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed a group of new solar and energy storage projects in Virginia to serve its customers. The proposal includes 11 utility-scale solar projects, two small-scale distributed solar...
Read MoreToday, 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 MoreNorth American solar panel assembler Heliene has announced a $21 million investment into a new manufacturing facility in Mountain Iron, Minnesota, located adjacent to its existing facility at the former Silicon Energy factory. Once completed in June 2022, Heliene’s Mountain Iron campus will expand to...
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 MoreTennessee’s Loudon Utility Board (LUB) has selected Sunrise Energy Ventures to develop the Dancing Horse Solar project, targeted for construction in 2022. Located in Monroe, the 7.5-MWAC facility will power over 1,000 homes with carbon free energy and will assist LUB in controlling rates with...
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...
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