Powering an entire community with solar energy was once aspirational. But success breeds success, and 100% solar-powered neighborhoods are showing market viability and opportunity for developers across the country, thanks to...
Net-zero building is gaining attention. In a world acutely focused on decarbonization, a building’s ability to combine energy efficiency and renewable energy generation to consume only as much energy as can be produced has...
Six abandoned surface coal mines in southwest Virginia, owned by the Nature Conservancy (TNC), a global conservation organization, are being transformed into solar farms—the first utility-scale solar systems in the region...
Rooftop solar panels can be a great deal for those with the available roof space and funds for installation. But this option for reducing the electricity bill and related greenhouse gas emissions just isn’t available to many...
The amount of distributed energy resources (DERs) that will come online in the United States in the next four years will be close to the installed capacity of PJM, the largest North American power market—“a mind-blowing...
Inequitable energy access has long been a challenge faced by Native American communities. About 10% of the Navajo Nation reservation lacks access to electricity, while 40% doesn’t have access to running water, according to a...
Long-term, truck operators are eyeing fleet electrification or use of renewable liquid fuel, such as hydrogen, to eliminate diesel-related greenhouse gas emissions. New solar and battery pairings adapted for tractor and...
In early September, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) “Solar Futures Study.” According to the study, solar energy could account...
Renewables are leading the way in new electric-generating capacity because of growing interest in environmental issues and the cost of renewables is decreasing at a faster rate than other forms of electric-generating capacity...
Seven Walmart stores across California now have solar energy systems atop their rooftops and parking lot carports. Sol Systems, a leading national solar energy firm based in Washington, D.C., completed installation of the...
Sustainable energy technology is driving innovation in a number of industries, and solar and storage are leading the way. "Energy Storage and Solar PV for Heathcare Facilities," published by Guidehouse Insights in the first...
The solar industry, one of the fastest growing industries in the world, has experienced an average annual growth rate of 42% over the last decade, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), Washington, D.C...
According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), to achieve the President Joe Biden’s goal of 100% clean energy by 2035, hundreds of gigawatts of solar energy will need to be installed, and as much as five times faster than...
According to a report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), small-scale solar projects—defined as solar installations that are connected to the grid, but less than 1 megawatt (MW) in size—are increasing...
The Energy Act of 2020 included provisions that could impact the bottom lines of electric utilities and energy developers for several years. Among the most important terms are extensions of solar and wind tax incentives that...
Oregon State University’s Nexus of Energy Water and Agriculture Laboratory (NEWAg), Corvallis, Ore., is partnering with the Oregon Clean Power Cooperative to build an agrivoltaics research farm that will co-develop land for...
The growth of solar is helping bring clean power to places not normally associated with abundant sunshine. The pairing of solar with utility scale storage is expanding that reach even further. Last month, purveyors of power...
For Maryland to reach its Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (RPS) by 2030—which requires 50% of electricity sold by utilities to come from renewable sources, with 14.5% from solar in particular—the state will need to...
If electrical contractors were still uncertain about market demand for renewables, such as solar power and battery storage, here is the proof: The Solar Energy Industries Association, Washington, D.C., confirmed that 3.5...
A grayish-brown haze stretches from one horizon to the other, turning the sun into a bright orange ball, like a sunset at ten in the morning. White flakes of ash drift down from the sky. A lingering smell of smoke gets in our...
