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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.
Corporate Funding In Solar Sector Rises Substantially
Representing a 34% year-over-year increase, total corporate funding in the global solar sector - including venture capital/private equity, public market and debt financing -...
Wells Fargo To Power 400 Texas Locations With Solar
Wells Fargo has announced a 10-year structured renewable energy agreement with Reliant, an NRG Energy company. The agreement will provide roughly 62,000 MWh of...
Quick Mount PV Wins Florida Approval
Quick Mount PV, a U.S. manufacturer of watertight solar roof mounting and racking systems, has received approval from the Florida Department of Business and...
FERC OKs First Compliance Filings On New Storage Rule
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved the first two orders implementing Order No. 841, a rulemaking aimed at breaking down market barriers...
Three New Deals Expand Greenbacker’s U.S. Solar Portfolio
In three separate transactions, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC has acquired the rights to 31.33 MW of solar and partnered on an additional 3.5...
Massachusetts Middle School Cuts Costs With Solar
Solect Energy has completed the installation of a 300 kW DC solar project on the roof of Daniel L. Joyce Middle School, located in...
Regulators OK Tampa Electric’s Third Round Of Solar Projects
The Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) has approved cost recovery for the third phase of Tampa Electric Co.’s (TECO) solar plans, covering two projects...
GameChange Solar Sees Significant Boost In Texas
New York City-based GameChange Solar has increased its tracker manufacturing capacity in the U.S. to over 10 GW and allocated 4 GW for the...
Cubico Reaches Financial Close On Houston-Area Solar Project
London-based Cubico Sustainable Investments - a global renewable energy investor backed by Canadian pension funds - has achieved financial close for the 162 MW...
Leyline Renewable Capital Secures $150 Million Investment
Leyline Renewable Capital, a provider of development financing for renewable energy, has announced a $150 million investment by Newlight Partners LP.
This investment will...
ACORE: Considerations For Designing A Federal, High-Penetration Renewable Energy Standard
In a new white paper released by the nonprofit American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) and law firm Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, the organizations offer...
Clean Energy Ventures Launches $110 Million Fund
Clean Energy Ventures (CEV), an investor in early-stage energy start-ups, has announced the close of its first fund.
The $110 million Clean Energy Venture...
Con Edison Solutions Launches Mass. Community Solar Offering
Con Edison Solutions has launched a new community solar offering in Massachusetts.
Once enrolled, subscribers receive a monthly credit from National Grid on their...
California Signs ‘Clean Power, Smart Power’ Bill Into Law
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has signed into law a bill designed to help California meet its electric grid reliability and climate change goals by...
Apex Breaks Ground On New Solar-Powered Headquarters
Today, Apex Clean Energy joined representatives of Riverbend Development, William McDonough + Partners, and Hourigan Development to formally break ground on a new eight-story...
Springbok Solar Cluster Completed In Kern County
Capital Dynamics and 8minute Solar Energy have announced the completion and commercial operation of the 121 MW Springbok 3 Solar Farm in Kern County,...
Arkansas County Pursues Solar
Howard County, Ark., is partnering with McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm, to deliver energy-saving upgrades and replacements to critical systems at...
EIA Short-Term Forecast: Rising Renewable, Falling Coal Generation
In its recently released Short-Term Energy Outlook, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) is expecting U.S. electric power sector generation from renewables other than...
Solar Energy Powering Occidental’s Oil & Gas Operations
Occidental, a Houston-based oil and gas exploration and production company, is using solar energy to directly power an enhanced oil recovery field operation in...
sPower Expands California Solar Portfolio
sPower has completed the latest addition to its solar portfolio in Lancaster, Calif.
Antelope DSR 3 is a 20 MW AC solar energy project...