Biden infrastructure plan includes 10-year extension and phase down of direct-pay ITC

President Joe Biden rolled out his infrastructure package called the American Jobs Plan on March 31 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The plan includes a large investment in re-energizing the country’s power infrastructure and boosting renewable…

22-MW Rawhide Prairie solar project with 2-MWh Tesla battery bank now online in Colorado

After acquiring the project in September 2020, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. (GREC) has announced that the Rawhide Prairie Solar + Storage project has been commissioned in Colorado. The 22-MW solar project has a 2-MWh Tesla battery pack…

NovaSource Power Services completes acquisition of First Solar’s O&M business

First Solar completed the previously announced sale of its North American O&M business to NovaSource Power Services on March 31. With the sale, approximately 270 First Solar O&M associates joined NovaSource, a portfolio company of…

Q CELLS partner installers now have exclusive access to Aurora software

Partner installers of Q CELLS solar panels now have exclusive access to Aurora software. Thousands of Q.PARTNER installers are eligible to register their Q CELLS products to earn points and to redeem them for a premium monthly or annual subscription…

Southern New York school district is now fully powered by solar

It’s full solar ahead for the Maine-Endwell Central School District in Endicott, New York. The district completed a 6,240-panel solar project installed across 15 acres and district-wide, Maine-Endwell will now generate 100% of its electricity…

Alliant Energy plans 414-MW of new solar construction in Wisconsin

Alliant Energy plans to add another 414 MW of solar in Wisconsin, rounding out the company’s previously announced plan to accelerate its transition to clean energy by adding more than 1,000 MW of solar. Upon completion of its more than…

Biden Details $2 Trillion Plan to Rebuild Infrastructure and Reshape the Economy

WASHINGTON — President Biden will unveil an infrastructure plan on Wednesday whose $2 trillion price tag would translate into 20,000 miles of rebuilt roads, repairs to the 10 most economically important bridges in the country, the elimination…

SolarWindow Achieves Record-Setting Power Conversion Efficiency

SolarWindow Technologies Inc., a developer of transparent liquid coatings and processes for generating electricity on glass and plastics, says it has more than doubled its prior certified…

Senators Introduce Legislation to Aid Clean Energy Recovery

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., along with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., have introduced legislation that would help the clean energy industry create good-paying…

Despite COVID, Solar Installers Remain Confident in the Industry

Despite the pandemic, solar installers reported an all-time high in industry confidence, according to the results of the sixth annual Solar Installer Survey recently released by EnergySage…