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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.
Cuomo Calls For Carbon-Free Electricity In New York By 2040
On Monday, New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo unveiled his 2019 Justice Agenda, which includes plans for carbon-free electricity in the state.
The full agenda...
Wisconsin Nonprofits Win Solar Funding
RENEW Wisconsin’s Solar for Good program is issuing 36 grants for Wisconsin nonprofits to install solar.
The grants, totaling more than $445,000, will fund 2.13 MW of...
Iowa Co-op Embraces Both Solar And Wind Power
Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) is partnering with Clēnera LLC to develop what the co-cop says will be the largest solar project in Iowa.
CIPCO...
Sempra, Con Edison Complete Sale Of Renewable Energy Assets
Sempra Energy has completed the sale of its U.S. operating solar assets, solar and battery storage development projects, and ownership interest in one wind...
Greenbacker Scoops Up Maryland Solar Duo From Sol Systems
Solar finance and development firm Sol Systems has sold the rights to a 10.8 MW portfolio of two Maryland solar projects – Blue Star...
ComEd Kicks Off Solar Rebate Program
ComEd, a unit of Chicago-based Exelon Corp., has announced that commercial and industrial customers can begin submitting applications for rebates of $250 per kilowatt...
Yaskawa Solectria Solar, Alencon Integrate Tech For PV Repowering Solution
Yaskawa Solectria Solar, a U.S. commercial PV inverter manufacturer, and Alencon Systems, a U.S. manufacturer of galvanically isolated DC-DC converters and optimizers, have partnered...
Solar EPC Provider McCarthy Adds New Project Director
Kevin Ridgeway has joined McCarthy Building Cos. Inc. as project director in the firm’s solar and renewable energy group.
According to McCarthy, Ridgeway has 15...
Solar Energy Technologies Office Seeks R&D Insight
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather insights about priority research and...
New Renewables Platform At Investment Management Firm Silverpeak
New York City-based Silverpeak, an alternative investment management firm focused on real estate, energy and credit, has launched a new renewable energy platform.
According to...
Trillium Installs Solar At Love’s Travel Stop In California
Trillium, a provider of renewable fuels and alternative fueling solutions and a member of the Love’s Family of Companies, recently installed an on-site solar system at...
Solar Developer 8minutenergy Announces Buyout By Co-Founder Buttgenbach
Independent solar and storage developer 8minutenergy Renewables LLC has announced an ownership transition.
8minutenergy was co-founded in 2009 by Martin Hermann and Tom Buttgenbach. Under...
CleanChoice Launches MA Community Solar Program
CleanChoice Energy has launched a new community solar program in Massachusetts, starting with 3.489 MW of proposed capacity.
According to the renewable energy company, the launch...
7X, CoServ Team Up For North Texas Solar
U.S. solar developer 7X Energy Inc. is partnering with CoServ Electric to generate more solar power in north Texas.
Through Brazos Electric Power Cooperative Inc.,...
SEIA Continues Diversity And Inclusion Initiatives
Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) joins more than 150 organizations for the “Day of Understanding,” hosted by CEO Action for Diversity &...
New Coalition Pushes For 100% Clean Energy In Chicago
On Tuesday, the Ready For 100 Chicago Collective announced its formation as a new community coalition working to move Chicago to a 100% clean,...
With Cincinnati On Board, 100 U.S. Cities Now Committed To 100% Clean Energy
Cincinnati, Ohio, has become the 100th city or town in the nation – and the second city in Ohio, following Cleveland – to commit to 100%...
California’s New Residential Solar Policy Is Now Official
On Wednesday, the California Building Standards Commission (CBSC) unanimously confirmed the new standards requiring solar on most new homes in California starting in 2020.
According...
Xcel Energy Announces Plan For 100% Carbon-Free Electricity
Xcel Energy has rolled out a new “clean energy vision” that aims for the utility to deliver 100% carbon-free electricity to customers by 2050.
As...
Solar Deals Sealed For Facebook Data Center In Georgia
Consumer-owned Georgia utility Walton Electric Membership Corp. (EMC) has executed contracts with Strata Solar and Silicon Ranch for three new solar projects as part...