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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, Wind Groups Support Storage Tax Credit Proposal
U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-Pa., has proposed a bill that would create an investment tax credit (ITC) for energy storage systems.
The American Wind Energy...
Boise Becomes First Idaho City With 100% Renewable Electricity Goal
The city council of Boise, Idaho, has voted to adopt “Boise’s Energy Future,” a plan to move the city’s electricity to 100% renewable sources...
New BlackRock Investment To Grow CleanCapital’s Solar, Storage Portfolio
BlackRock’s Renewable Power Group has announced an investment in CleanCapital, a clean energy investment platform co-founded by the Obama administration’s chief sustainability officer, Jon...
GCube: U.S. Renewable Energy Market Should Reset Risk Benchmark
Component vulnerability, defective designs and changing OEM warranties, coupled with extreme-weather damage, have significantly increased the frequency and severity of insurance claims in the...
LEGO Owner KIRKBI Invests In U.S. Solar Developer Enerparc
Denmark-based KIRKBI A/S, the majority owner of the LEGO Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Oakland, Calif.-based solar...
U.S., Ghana Announce New Solar Partnership
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has announced a grant supporting a feasibility study for solar systems that will bring to clean power...
Pason Power, CPS Offer Integrated C&I Energy Storage Solution
Pason Power, a provider of adaptive intelligent software for energy assets, and Chint Power Systems (CPS), a manufacturer of solar and energy storage power...
FPL Plans Giant Energy Storage Project
Florida Power & Light Co. (FPL) has announced plans to build what it claims will be the world’s largest solar-powered battery system.
The future FPL...
Corporate Giants Come Together For Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance
Google, Facebook, General Motors and Walmart, along with over 300 other companies, have launched the Renewable Energy Buyers Alliance(REBA).
According to the partners, the initiative represents...
Enel Acquires Kansas Renewable Developer Tradewind Energy
Enel Green Power North America Inc. (EGPNA) has closed an agreement to purchase Kansas-based renewable developer Tradewind Energy Inc.
EGPNA has acquired all of Tradewind’s...
U.S. Enters ‘Coal Cost Crossover’ Thanks To Falling Solar, Wind Costs
According to new research, the U.S. has entered a “coal cost crossover,” meaning the majority of existing coal plants are increasingly more expensive than...
Puerto Rico Legislature Green-Lights 100% Renewable Energy Bill
The Solar and Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) is applauding Puerto Rico’s legislature for giving final approval to S.B.1121, the Puerto Rico...
New Mexico Governor Signs Energy Transition Act
On Friday, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, D-N.M., signed into law the Energy Transition Act (ETA), which boosts New Mexico’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) and establishes a...
Hanwha Q CELLS Files Additional Patent Infringement Complaint
Hanwha Q CELLS Australia Pty. Ltd., together with Hanwha Q CELLS & Advanced Materials Corp., has filed a patent infringement complaint with the Federal...
Environment America Rolls Out Toolkit To Help U.S. Cities Go Solar
Environment America Research and Policy Center has released a new solar toolkit to support cities and towns with going solar.
Environment America says Ten Ways Your...
Two Pennsylvania Townships Announce 100% Renewable Energy Goals
On March 6, the Schuylkill Township Board of Supervisors in Pennsylvania unanimously approved a resolution to transition the township to 100% renewable energy.
Days after...
Trina Solar Announces Four New Series Of Modules
Trina Solar has announced four new series of modules designed to meet the diversified needs of PV applications.
The maximal output of the modules is...
Siemens To Build 1.4 MW Solar Project Atop Javits Center In NYC
New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has announced the selection of a developer to design and install up to 1.4 MW of solar on...
Maryland Senate OKs Clean Energy Jobs Act
The Maryland State Senate has passed the Clean Energy Jobs Act (CEJA), which would accelerate the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to 50% by...
Maine Legislature Approves Bill To Repeal Gross Metering
The Maine legislature has approved a bill that would eliminate the state’s controversial “gross metering” rule for solar.
The legislation, L.D.91, was introduced in January...