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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.
Lamont: PURA Commissioner To Help Bring ‘Cheaper, Cleaner’ Power To CT
Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., is nominating Marissa Paslick Gillett of Baltimore to serve as a commissioner of the Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA)....
Dominion Energy Partners With Facebook For Six Solar Projects
Six new solar projects in Dominion Energy’s service area in Virginia and North Carolina will serve Facebook.
The partnership will support Dominion Energy’s goal of...
Nevada Inches Closer To 50% Renewable Portfolio Standard
Update: The Nevada Assembly’s Growth and Infrastructure Committee has now also unanimously passed the bill.
The Nevada Senate has unanimously approved S.B.358, which would boost...
Washington Commerce Dept. Funds Solar Initiatives
The Washington State Department of Commerce has announced over $1.6 million in grants in support of solar energy.
OneEnergy Renewables ($500,000) will use the funds...
Solar Carport Installed At Mount Rushmore
Xanterra Travel Collection has announced a new solar project located at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in South Dakota.
The 346 kW project, dubbed the Thomas...
New Modeling Software Helps With DER Integration Planning
Lumidyne Consulting LLC has released a new modeling Software as a Service (SaaS) tool that is designed to help electric distribution utilities, cities and...
Maine School Mulls Solar A Year After Wind Turbine Fire
With an insurance claim in process over its wind turbine fire last year, the University of Maine at Presque Isle (UMPI) is considering a...
GE Reaches Solar, Storage Deal In Upstate N.Y.
GE Renewable Energy has reached an agreement with Helios Energy to deliver two energy storage systems that will be integrated with solar arrays for...
GameChange Solar Touts Major 2019 Progress
So far in 2019, GameChange Solar has been awarded projects totaling more than 1.5 GW.
This brings the company’s total projections for this year to...
Duke Energy Wins More Than 600 MW In Competitive Solar Procurement
Duke Energy will produce or purchase a total of 602 MW of energy from solar projects under North Carolina’s Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy...
Community Solar Garden Comes Online In Albany Area
Dynamic Energy Solutions LLC has completed a new community solar project in New York State.
The 5.49 MW project, known as the Capital Region Community...
Altus Power Scoops Up 10-Project Solar Portfolio
Altus Power America Inc. has completed the acquisition of a multi-state operating portfolio of ground-mounted solar assets.
The 19 MW portfolio of projects sells renewable...
Zara Realty Adding Solar To Every Queens Building It Owns
A Queens, N.Y., landlord is installing solar on every building it owns in the borough.
Zara Realty’s initiative, expected to be completed next year, involves...
Community Solar And Storage Planned In Norfolk, Neb.
The City of Norfolk, Neb., is teaming up with the Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) on a community solar project that will be tied...
Report Outlines Southeast Solar Leaders And Laggards
As solar energy development continues to expand in the Southeast – with projections for future growth higher than last year’s forecast – the growth...
New Parrot Drone Suited For Solar Inspections
Parrot has unveiled the ANAFI Thermal drone, which includes a 4K camera and thermal sensor.
Based on the ANAFI drone platform, which Parrot introduced last year, the...
Report Outlines Southeast Solar Leaders And Laggards
As solar energy development continues to expand in the Southeast – with projections for future growth higher than last year’s forecast – the growth...
Yuba College Celebrates 1 MW Solar Carport
Yuba College – part of the Yuba Community College District (YCCD) in rural, north-central California – is celebrating the completion of a 1 MW...
Starbucks Powers Texas Stores With Solar
Starbucks Coffee Co. has teamed up with U.S. Bank, Cypress Creek Renewables and ENGIE Resources to power Texas Starbucks locations with solar energy.
Two projects...
Solar Education Week Launches Across The Country
RE-volv has launched its fifth annual Solar Education Week, designed to empower communities with tangible steps to shift to clean energy.
Leading up to Earth Day...