S-5!, a solar mounting solutions manufacturer for metal roofs, together with solar developer Spear Commercial & Industrial of Texas, recently completed a 53-kW solar installation on S-5!’s new corporate headquarters located on 4.5 acres in the heart of Black Forest, Colorado — just outside the...
Read MoreRegulators at the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) recently approved Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ request to install 877 MW of solar generation and a 500 MWh battery to generate and store power in the state. This decision represents a nine-fold increase in...
Read MoreThe U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) released the largest and most comprehensive database to date on large-scale solar energy projects in the United States. The U.S. Large-Scale Solar Photovoltaic Database (USPVDB) includes the location,...
Read MoreGov. Gavin Newsom signs slate of clean energy bills into law Sacramento, California California’s governor signed a number of clean energy-related bills into law, including one that opens the state’s highways to solar installations. Other signed bills require large companies to disclose carbon emissions and...
Read MoreSunrun has launched a new add-on storage offering for existing solar customers in California. Many California customers who didn’t have the option to initially install a battery have expressed a strong interest in adding storage to their systems after new net-metering rules went into effect....
Read MoreCanadian Solar revealed today that it is establishing a 5-GW solar cell production facility in Jeffersonville, Indiana. The facility will supply Canadian Solar’s module assembly plant in Mesquite, Texas, which is slated to come online by the end of this year. The Indiana cell factory...
Read MoreEagleView has introduced SolarReady, a solution designed to help solar contractors better identify and acquire viable residential properties for potential solar installations. The solution helps installers create proposals that include detailed visualizations and PV system production modeling to help educate homeowner prospects. In addition to...
Read MoreLightsource bp and Conway Corp celebrated the completion of the 135-MW Conway Solar at Happy project in White County, Arkansas. The occasion marks a significant milestone in the partnership’s shared vision of advancing Arkansas’s energy security and independence, while creating tangible benefits for the local...
Read MoreClean energy non-profit MCE is powering up its first utility-scale solar + storage project, one of the largest operating solar and storage hybrid facilities in the country. Clearway Energy Group’s Daggett Solar-Plus-Storage project in San Bernardino County, California, generates 482 MW of solar, combined with...
Read MoreIn October, the presidents of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the Laborers International Union of North America and the International Union of Operating Engineers signed a national tri-trade solar agreement governing the construction of utility-scale solar projects, making it easier for developers, contractors and...
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