Critical Need Exists to Rapidly Increase Distributed Solar and Storage, Report Finds

The U.S. must deploy a minimum of 103 GW of distributed, local solar power and 137 GW of distributed energy storage by 2030 to achieve President Biden’s climate and equity goals at the…

Suncast Expands Illinois Solar Array

Suncast Corp. is expanding its solar array as part of the company’s Brilliant by Design initiative. The company has already installed…

Sungage offers new 0% residential solar financing product

Solar loan company Sungage Financial has released a new 0% solar financing product for homeowners. Sungage offers loans up to $150,000 with 0% rates across terms from five to 25 years, that incorporate tax credits and certain local incentives. “This…

Install on commercial printer’s rooftop will be used as community solar offering in New York

Centrica Business Solutions will install a 1.3-MW solar system on the roof of New York printer and pair it with an energy storage system. Mines Press, an 88-year-old family business based in Cortlandt Manor, New York, provides printing and…

DOE sets goal requiring 700% more community solar over next four years

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced a new National Community Solar Partnership (NCSP) target to enable community solar systems to power the equivalent of five million households by 2025 and create $1 billion in energy bill…

McCarthy finishes construction on 200-MW Arizona solar project set to power Microsoft data center

McCarthy Building Companies’ Renewable Energy and Storage Group recently completed construction and final commissioning of the 200-MWdc Sun Streams 2 solar project in Maricopa County, Arizona. The project is situated on more than 1,000…

Siemens releases off-gas/smoke detector for lithium-ion energy storage systems

Siemens has released its FDA241 aspirating smoke detector, which uses two sensing wavelengths to differentiate between smoke and deceptive phenomena, to provide fire protection and detection capabilities for lithium-ion energy storage system…

Greenbacker Renewable Purchases Colorado Airport Solar Projects

Charles Wheeler Through a wholly owned subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Company LLC, an owner and operator of sustainable infrastructure and energy efficiency projects, has purchased…

Sunwealth awarded Company of the Year by the Solar Energy Business Association of New England

The Solar Energy Business Association of New England (SEBANE) names Sunwealth its Member Company of the Year 2021.Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, October 6, 2021 – Sunwealth Power Inc. (“Sunwealth”) announced today that it…

SunPower Purchases Residential Provider Blue Raven Solar

Peter Faricy SunPower Corp. has acquired Blue Raven Solar, a residential solar provider in the U.S. Since its founding in 2014, Blue Raven has built a profitable and high-growth business,…