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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.
Solar Powering More Than Half Of Northern California Hospital
Jackson, Calif.-based Sutter Amador Hospital has flipped the switch on an on-site solar system that will provide more than half of the electrical power...
Sol Systems Inks SREC Contract Under D.C.’s Solar For All Program
Sol Systems has been awarded a five-year strip of solar renewable energy credits (SRECs) generated by an anticipated 80 rooftop solar systems on single-family...
MTA Looks To Lease Roof Space For Solar
New York’s Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has launched a new initiative that will lease industrial roof space to companies interested in generating solar power.
Thanks to a...
senseFly, Raptor Maps Launch Drone Solution For Solar Inspections
senseFly, a provider of fixed-wing drone solutions, has introduced its new senseFly Solar 360.
Created in collaboration with software company Raptor Maps, the new offering...
Maryland Awards Grants For Low- And Moderate-Income Community Solar
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) recently announced grants under its low- and moderate-income (LMI) power purchase agreement (PPA) community solar program.
Just over $2.8 million will be...
Kennecott Shuttering Utah Coal Plant In Favor Of Renewable Energy
After 75 years of operation, mining company Rio Tinto Kennecott is retiring the Utah Power Plant, a coal facility located in Magna, Utah.
Following regulatory...
Central Minnesota Schools To Benefit From 1.5 MW Solar Initiative
A solar project for three school districts will be completed soon in central Minnesota.
New Energy Equity, Region Five Development Commission (R5DC) and Rural Renewable...
Ball Corp. Signs 388 MW Solar, Wind Deals
Ball Corp., a global packaging solutions company, has executed two virtual power purchase agreements (VPPAs) – one wind and one solar – for 388...
Peck Electric Announces Seven Vermont Solar Projects
Peck Electric Co., a Vermont-based commercial solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) company, completed seven Vermont solar projects in the fourth quarter of 2018,...
Coronal Acquisition Expands Lincoln Clean Energy’s Solar, Storage Biz
U.S. renewables developer Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a subsidiary of Ørsted, has acquired the development business of Coronal Energy, a developer focused on utility-scale solar and...
Report Ranks Companies On Reputation In U.S. Renewables Industry
Tamarindo Communications, a strategic communications advisory for the renewable energy industry, has launched the second North American edition of its Renewables Reputation Index, a...
Net Metering, Community Solar Were Hot Solar Policy Topics In Q1
During the first quarter of the year, 43 states plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico took some type of policy action regarding...
Maine Climate Council Would Lead State’s 100% Renewable Energy Efforts
Gov. Janet Mills, D-Maine, has introduced bipartisan legislation to create the Maine Climate Council, which would develop an action plan and timetable for meeting...
AEP Seeks Solar, Wind Proposals In PJM
AEP Energy Partners (AEPEP), a subsidiary of Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power Co., is seeking proposals for off-take from new solar and new or...
State Agencies Approve Scanifly Drone Software For Solar
Scanifly, a solar software platform that uses drones and 3D modeling to automate site surveying and design, has gained key approvals from both the...
Indiana Municipal Power Agency Invests In Solar
The Indiana Municipal Power Agency (IMPA) is investing $8 million in a new solar project.
The Whitley County Economic Development Corp. (EDC), IMPA and the...
GIANT Food Stores Welcomes Solar At Pennsylvania Office
GIANT Food Stores has completed the first phase of what will be a 2.4 MW solar project at its Carlisle, Pa., support office.
Located at...
Clean Energy Groups Throw Weight Behind Wisconsin Transmission Line
On Friday, direct testimony was filed with the Wisconsin Public Service Commission (PSC) in the Cardinal-Hickory Creek transmission line case (Case # 5-CE-146).
A number...
7X Finds Additional Offtake for Taygete Energy Project
7X Energy Inc. has entered into a second power purchase agreement for the remaining power of its 690 MW Taygete Energy Project, located in...
Johns Hopkins University Makes Big Solar Commitment
Johns Hopkins University has announced a long-term solar agreement with Baltimore-based energy company Constellation, a subsidiary of Exelon.
According to the university, the 15-year deal with Exelon...