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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 Industry Urges Passage Of Energy Reform Bill In S.C.
The solar industry is urging South Carolina’s legislature to pass a broad new bill that would reform the state’s energy market, expand solar deployment...
Report: Colorado Would Be A-OK Shuttering All Coal Plants
A new report commissioned by clean energy developer Community Energy Inc. finds that replacing Colorado’s aging coal plants with a mix of wind and...
Gov. Wolf Announces Carbon-Reduction Initiative For Pennsylvania
Gov. Tom Wolf, D-Pa., has signed a new executive order establishing a statewide goal to reduce carbon pollution in Pennsylvania.
The order also establishes the...
Auric Energy Acquires Solaroo Energy
Utah-based solar installer Auric Energy has announced the acquisition of Solaroo Energy, a solar provider serving Utah and Colorado.
According to Auric, Solaroo brings several...
New Texas Power Pool Allows Public Entities To Use Aggregated Renewables
Texas Energy Aggregation, an independently owned electricity consultant, has announced the formation of the Texas Power Pool, a new power purchasing option for Texas...
Apex Acquires Hefty Solar Portfolio In Home State
Charlottesville, Va.-based Apex Clean Energy has purchased 442.5 MW of under-development solar projects across Virginia from renewable energy developer SolUnesco.
The acquisition expands Apex’s nationwide...
Luminant Brings Large-Scale Energy Storage Online At Texas Solar Facility
Luminant, a subsidiary of Vistra Energy, has announced the completion of its Upton 2 battery storage project, located on the site of Luminant’s 180...
Advocate Aurora Health Commits To 100% Renewables
Advocate Aurora Health has announced a commitment to power its health care operations with 100% renewable electricity by 2030.
The nonprofit health system’s 27 hospitals...
Utah’s Auric Solar Becomes Auric Energy
Auric Solar – a West Valley City, Utah-based solar installer – is rebranding to better represent its expanding offerings.
The new brand, Auric Energy, reflects...
NREL: A Better Look At The Vast Potential Of Floating Solar In The U.S.
Researchers from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) estimate that installing floating solar photovoltaics on the more than 24,000 man-made...
City Of Greenville Commits To Major Solar Project
The City of Greenville, Ill., has announced an economic development initiative with California-based solar developer Sunpin Solar by signing an option and lease agreement...
Connecticut Selects Solar, Offshore Wind And Nuclear Bids
As part of a request for proposals (RFP) for zero-carbon electric generation, Connecticut has selected bids for nine solar, one offshore wind and two...
New Jersey Takes Next Steps In SREC Program Transition
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) staff has issued a straw proposal to assist in the transition from the current solar renewable energy certificate...
hyCLEANER Launches Remote-Controlled Solar Cleaning Buggy
Germany-based TG hyLIFT GmbH has introduced a remote-controlled machine for cleaning solar components.
The hyCLEANER black SOLAR, designed by TG hyLIFT, cleans with low water...
New Landfill Community Solar Project A Big Hit In Raynham, MA
Green Street Power Partners LLC (GSPP), a national developer and financier of commercial solar, has completed the construction of a community solar farm on...
Three Virginia State Agencies Adding On-Site Solar
Gov. Ralph Northam, D-Va., has announced the planned installation of solar projects at three state agency facilities.
Charlottesville-based Sun Tribe Solar submitted the winning bid...
Big Rooftop Community Solar Project Completed In MA
Green Street Power Partners LLC (GSPP), a commercial and industrial solar developer, owner and operator, has completed the construction of a 1 MW rooftop...
9.8 MW Solar Portfolio Completed Under MA’s SMART
SunRaise Investments LLC and Borrego Solar Systems Inc. have completed two solar-plus-storage projects under the new Solar Massachusetts Renewable Target (SMART) program.
The larger of...
Brooklyn Flips Switch On NYC’s Biggest Community Solar Project
The New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) has announced that the largest community solar project in New York City is now...
Solar Frontier Americas Acquires Mustang Two Project
Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has completed the sale of its 150 MW AC Mustang Two solar project...