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Betsy Lillian
Betsy Lillian serves as the editor of Solar Industry, as well as sister publications North American Windpower, NGT News and Unmanned Aerial Online. She has been with Zackin Publications since 2012.
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Propose PA Local Solar Program
Pennsylvania State Rep. Lori Mizgorski, R-Allegheny, has introduced legislation that would create a new solar program called PA Local Solar.
The proposed program would allow...
With New Facility, First Solar Claims Title Of Western Hemisphere’s Largest Solar Manufacturer
First Solar Inc. has begun production at its new photovoltaic module manufacturing facility in Lake Township, Ohio, its second factory in the U.S.
First Solar...
C-PACE Solar Project Built In Fairfield, CT
Thanks to the Connecticut Green Bank's C-PACE program, a rooftop solar PV system will soon produce electricity for medical offices in Fairfield, Conn.
The solar...
Solar To Offset Nearly All Of Upstate Cerebral Palsy’s Electric Load
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) and Citizens Energy Corp. have announced the completion of a 1.4 MW solar project...
Report Underscores Utility-Scale Solar Potential Of Southwest Tribal Land
Deals for utility-scale solar installations are accelerating on tribal lands in the Southwest U.S., finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and...
Procter & Gamble Notches Renewable Electricity Milestone
The Procter & Gamble Co. (P&G) has reached its 2020 goal of purchasing 100% renewable electricity in the U.S. and Canada.
The consumer goods...
SEIA Adds Minnesota To Affiliate Network
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the Minnesota Solar Energy Industries Association (MnSEIA) as a formal SEIA state affiliate.
Minnesota is a burgeoning...
Amazon Announces Solar Plans In Virginia And North Carolina
Amazon has announced three new renewable energy projects in the U.S. and U.K.
Amazon’s newest U.S. solar projects will be located in Warren County, N.C.,...
Arturo Herrero Joins GameChange Solar In Executive Role
GameChange Solar has appointed Arturo Herrero its chief business development officer.
Previously, Herrero was managing director at Alterpower AG, chief strategy officer at Jinko...
Gas And Solar Microgrid To Power Pittsburgh Airport
Pittsburgh International Airport will soon be powered by its own microgrid, using both solar and natural gas.
The microgrid will consist of five on-site natural...
Another Ohio City Commits To 100% Renewable Energy
The Lakewood City Council in Ohio has passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy.
Lakewood, joining Cleveland and Cincinnati, is...
UC Irvine Engineering Students Get Firsthand Look At Solar
Irvine, Calif.-based Sunpin Solar, a utility-scale solar developer and owner, recently hosted an educational solar tour for local engineering students from the University of...
Hundreds Of Mayors Call On Congress To Extend Solar ITC
Today, a bipartisan group of 231 mayors sent a letter to Congress, urging legislators to pass the Renewable Energy Extension Act (H.R.3961/S.2289), which would...
Acciona Acquires Huge U.S. Solar, Storage Portfolio From Tenaska
Spain-based Acciona, a global renewable energy and sustainable infrastructure company, has signed an agreement with Tenaska to acquire a large portfolio of greenfield solar...
New Jersey Town Welcomes Floating Solar Project
Ciel & Terre USA has announced the completion of a 4.4 MW floating solar project in Sayreville, N.J.
The project was implemented by local...
Report: Solar PPA Prices Keep Dropping
LevelTen has released its Q3 2019 PPA Pricing Index, which includes U.S. wind and solar power purchase agreement (PPA) price breakdowns during the quarter,...
Rick Perry Resigning As DOE Secretary
Rick Perry, secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has informed President Donald Trump that he will resign from his position, effective later...
New Jersey Hits 3 GW Of Installed Solar
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has announced that the state has surpassed 3 GW of solar power through 116,000 solar installations...
Texas’ Oldest Auto Dealership Goes Solar
Austin, Texas-based Freedom Solar has signed a contract with Sames Automotive Group - the oldest automobile dealer in Texas - for a new solar...
Virginia Commits To 420 MW Of Solar And Wind
Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has announced an agreement for the Commonwealth of Virginia to purchase 420 MW of wind and solar energy.
The agreement with...