Bright Power installs 917-kW solar project on affordable housing complex rooftop in the Bronx

Bright Power Taconic Partners and Clarion Partners hosted a conference and reception on Tuesday, July 20, to celebrate the completion of their solar power project at their flagship Quality Communities property, Eastchester Heights, in…

At current growth rates, the U.S. unlikely to reach Biden’s 80% clean energy by 2030 goal

After reviewing 10 years of data from the EIA and FERC, including future forecasts by both agencies, the non-profit SUN DAY Campaign has determined the United States will fall short of President Biden’s clean power goals for 2030 unless…

Everybody Solar installs battery backup for Pine Ridge Indian Reservation meat processing facility

One Spirit, a nonprofit global collective of Oglala Lakota Indians and volunteers, with the help from Everybody Solar, a nonprofit dedicated to providing solar energy to other nonprofits, has unveiled a solar battery-backup to the meat processing…

Energy Storage Association to fold into American Clean Power Association

The boards of directors of the American Clean Power Association (ACP) and the U.S. Energy Storage Association (ESA) have voted to pursue a merger of the two trade associations to combine their staff, programs, and members. ACP launched in…

Solar + storage installer Enable Energy changes name to BayWa r.e. Power Solutions

BayWa r.e. Power Solutions Inc., the new brand identity for the former Enable Energy, launches today after BayWa r.e. acquired Enable in September 2020. BayWa r.e. Power Solutions is now a national solar + storage EPC for the commercial,…

Florida installer hopes to leave lasting legacy on community through charitable causes

Of the many cultural virtues, kindness and charity would be associated with Florida installer Solar-Fit, no question. President Bill Gallagher started the company in 1975 and still feels pride for everything Solar-Fit (No. 318 on the 2021…

Florida solar installer continues to work through the storms, pandemic and a tornado

December 16, 2020, was already an atypical day of year-end operations for Florida-based contractor Solar Source (No. 209 on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list). The company was rounding out the year of adapting to installing solar in a global…

Ipsun Solar navigates challenging security precautions to complete project in downtown Washington, D.C.

Among the many bucket-list bingo items contractors got to check off last year, such as installing panels while wearing masks, Ipsun Solar (No. 257 on the 2021 Top Solar Contractors list) had the unusual experience of constructing a 561-kW…

SMA adds advanced string monitoring and other features to Sunny Tripower CORE1 inverter

SMA America has released an update to the Sunny Tripower CORE1. The update not only includes multiple innovative offerings — such as an intelligent IV curve diagnostic and advanced string monitoring — but also features that increase reliability…

UGE completes nearly 250-kW community solar project on New York affordable housing apartment complex

UGE debuted its new rooftop community solar project at Tuckahoe Housing Authority. The project provides on-site clean energy to housing residents in the affordable housing apartment complex in Westchester County. “Community solar is a win-win…