Effective July 1, Indiana customers who pay an electric bill to one of the five Indiana investor-owned utilities — Duke Energy Indiana, Indiana Michigan Power, NIPSCO, CenterPoint (formerly known as Vectren), or AES Indiana (formerly known as Indianapolis Power & Light) — will no longer...
Read MoreLast week, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) announced a new decision that will simplify the interconnection process for distributed energy resources (DER) like solar and storage. For the first time ever, the review of DER projects seeking interconnection in California will be based on a...
Read MoreRenu Energy Solutions has completed an 18-kW solar project at the greenhouse of Johnson C. Smith University’s (JCSU) Sustainability Village, an innovative living-learning prototype for students in Charlotte, North Carolina. The installation atop the 8,600-sq-ft greenhouse, which features a hydroponic garden and aquaponic facility built...
Read MoreImplementation of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) officially begins tomorrow, June 21. The legislation was signed into law by President Joe Biden in December 2021 and bans all imported goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People’s Republic of China unless...
Read MoreThe YMCA of Greater Hartford has partnered with Greenskies Clean Focus, Titan Energy and Connecticut Green Bank to install a 137-kW solar energy system on the roof at the Hale YMCA in Putnam, Connecticut. The Y anticipates the array will provide up to 20% of...
Read MoreThe Southeast’s largest floating solar plant will be producing power soon at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina. The 1.1-MW solar facility is the result of a utility energy service contract with Duke Energy and its primary contractor Ameresco. The floating array is...
Read MoreNew legislation passed by the Rhode Island state Senate would create a plan to realize goals established in 2020 by executive order. The Senate approved Senate President Dominick J. Ruggerio’s bill (2022-S 2274A) that would require 100% of all electricity sold in Rhode Island be generated...
Read MoreThe International Code Council collaborated with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to publish the 2021 International Solar Energy Provisions (ISEP). The document compiles all solar energy-related provisions from the 2021 International Codes (I-Codes) and the NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC), 2020, making it...
Read MoreIntersolar North America (ISNA) and Energy Storage North America (ESNA) are now accepting applications for the third annual Solar Games competition to be held February 14 to 16, 2023, at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Applications to compete are open through...
Read MoreConstruction is complete on a 100-MW solar project in Ruleville, Mississippi, that will provide power to Entergy Mississippi customers. The Sunflower Solar Station is recognized as the largest solar installation in Mississippi. “It’s a historic day for Entergy Mississippi, our customers and our state,” said...
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