Delaware updates community solar rules to eliminate barriers

Today, Delaware passed community solar legislation that updates existing statute and will enable more residents and businesses to take advantage of renewable energy resources while generating income for participating landowners. The bill,…

Report emphasizes need for storage-friendly policy shifts after solar saturation

Photo courtesy of GreenBrilliance Customer-sited solar is a major untapped opportunity, which could see 167 million households and 23 million businesses worldwide hosting their own clean power generation by 2050, according to a joint report…

New tools give utilities insight into grid capacity to host more solar, storage

A new paper, Key Decisions for Hosting Capacity Analyses, published today by the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC), shares key lessons about a new grid mapping tool that can help utilities and states better integrate clean energy…

Solar Prices Increase for the First Time in Seven Years

Supply chain constraints are leading to price increases across every solar market segment, despite the addition of 5.7 GW DC of solar capacity in Q2 2021, according to the U.S. Solar Market…

Energix, The Johns Hopkins Health System Sign Renewable Energy Agreement

Energix has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with The Johns Hopkins Health System Corp. (JHHS). The agreement, which involves the purchase of 13 MW of solar energy and was facilitated…

EDF Renewables, MEAG Partner on U.S. Renewable Energy Projects

EDF Renewables North America (EDFR) and MEAG, acting in its capacity as Munich Re’s global asset manager, have signed a strategic investment agreement whereby a subsidiary of Munich…

Arctech Establishes Wind Tunnel Laboratory for Solar PV Trackers

Solar racking and tracking specialist Arctech has completed a wind tunnel laboratory at its headquarters in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province,…

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises enters solar energy space with company acquisition

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority ownership stake in Illinois-based solar energy contractor Fosler Construction Company, significantly enhancing its capabilities in…

Chicago’s IBEW-NECA training center prepares for influx of renewable energy jobs

As students begin to return to the classroom, so too are a new class of electric apprentices at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute (IN-Tech) in Alsip, Illinois. Serving Chicago and Cook county since 1988, IN-Tech’s five-year program blends…

Dominion Energy proposes 1 GW of solar + storage projects in Virginia

In its second annual clean energy filing with the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC), Dominion Energy Virginia has proposed a group of new solar and energy storage projects in Virginia to serve its customers. Credit: Dominion Energy The…