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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.
Suntuity Launches Drone Dealership For Solar Companies
Suntuity AirWorks, a subsidiary of solar energy company Suntuity Inc., has launched a new U.S. dealership that enables established solar vendors to add drone...
Los Angeles Ditches Natural Gas Plans, Opts For More Clean Energy
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has announcedthat the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) will not repower three coastal natural gas power plants,...
U.S. Solar Jobs Fall For Second Year In A Row
The U.S. solar industry had 242,343 workers in 2018, representing a 3.2% decline from 2017, reports The Solar Foundation (TSF).
According to TSF’s National Solar...
SepiSolar Rolls Out Solar-Focused Salesforce Consulting Division
SepiSolar, a national solar design and engineering firm, has launched a new Salesforceconsulting division.
The new division’s goal is to help solar and energy storage companies...
Ocasio-Cortez, Markey Propose Green New Deal
U.S. Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., have introduced joint resolutions in the Senate and House, respectively, for a...
Pine Gate Tests Wildlife-Permeable Fencing At N.C. Solar Sites
Pine Gate Renewables and The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC) North Carolina chapter are collaborating to develop and test new practices to make Pine Gate’s solar...
FERC Data: Renewables Now 21% Of U.S.’ Energy Capacity
Even though natural gas dominated new electrical generating capacity in 2018, renewable energy sources seem poised to swamp fossil fuels as new generating capacity...
Sunworks Developing 1.5 MW Solar Project with Battery Storage
Sunworks Inc. is building a new 1.5 MW solar power and battery storage project for Kingston Technology, a manufacturer of memory products and technology...
Standard Solar Building 4.2 MW System For R.I. Town
National solar developer Standard Solar Inc., based out of Rockville, Md., has announced an agreement with the Town of Burrillville, R.I., to build a...
Newly Launched GAF Energy Appoints R&D Lead From SunPower
GAF Energy, a rooftop solar company recently launched by Standard Industries, has appointedDr. Gabriela Bunea its head of research and development.
In her new role, based in the...
GRID Names Leader Of Tribal Solar Accelerator Fund
GRID Alternatives, which makes solar power and solar jobs more accessible to low-income communities and communities of color, has appointed a leader of its...
Report: Only A Few States Didn’t Take Policy Actions On Distributed Solar In 2018
Nearly every U.S. state took some type of policy action on distributed solar in 2018, according to new findings from the N.C. Clean Energy...
NV Energy RFP Considers Renewable Resources
Nevada utility NV Energy is seeking proposals to secure 400-600 MW of long-term firm capacity and energy resources for its customers beginning in 2020.
The...
Middlebury College Targets 100% Renewable Energy In 10 Years
Middlebury College, a private liberal arts school in Vermont, plans to transition to 100% renewable energy resources for electric and thermal power at its core Vermont...
E.ON Begins Work On West of The Pecos Solar Project
Germany-based energy company E.ON has started construction on its West of the Pecos solar project, located in Reeves County, Texas, approximately 75 miles southwest...
Pivot Energy Completes Denver Community Solar Gardens
Denver-based solar company Pivot Energy has announced the operations of two community solar gardens in Denver at S*Park, a mixed-use development in the River...
NextEra Energy Announces Executive Shake-up
Florida-based clean energy company NextEra Energy Inc. has announced a number of leadership changes.
First, Armando Pimentel, president and CEO of NextEra Energy Resources LLC,...
Virginia Regulators OK APCo’s 100% Renewable Energy Offering
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) recently approved a proposal allowing Appalachian Power Co. (APCo) customers to voluntarily purchase electric energy provided 100% from sources of renewable...
IKEA Adding 1.26 MW Of Solar Atop Future Norfolk Store
IKEA has announced that its future Norfolk, Va., store will be equipped with solar panels and electric vehicle (EV) charging stations when it opens...
Hawaii Utilities Report Climb In Rooftop Solar In 2018
The installation of residential rooftop solar systems used by Hawaiian Electric, Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light customers increased by 5.3% in 2018 from 2017.
Year-end figures...