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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.
What Could Happen If Entire U.S. Adopted California’s New Solar Policy?
What would happen if builders installed solar panels on all new U.S. homes starting in 2020? According to a new report from Environment America...
U.S. Coal Consumption In 2018 To Be Lowest In Nearly Four Decades
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects total U.S. coal consumption in 2018 to fall to 691 million short tons (MMst), representing a 4% decline from...
SEIA Officially Joins Forces With Solar & Energy Storage Association Of P.R.
The Solar & Energy Storage Association of Puerto Rico (SESA-PR) is now an official affiliate of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).
Today, according to the U.S....
More Solar To Bring Stanford University To 100% Clean Power
Recurrent Energy LLC, a Canadian Solar subsidiary, has signed a 25-year solar power purchase agreement (PPA) with Stanford University, which will be 100% solar-powered...
Sunnova Launches New Installer-Agnostic Warranty Offering
Sunnova Energy Corp. has launched its Sunnova Protect services, providing solar owners the opportunity to purchase multi-decade coverage from Sunnova, inclusive of monitoring, maintenance...
U.S. Electrical Generation By Solar Up 30% Over Last Year
Renewable energy sources – solar, wind, biomass, geothermal and hydropower – accounted for nearly 18.0% of net domestic electrical generation during the first three...
Solar Project Completed On Former East Providence Landfill
The Forbes Street Solar Project II (FSSPII) has been completed on a former landfill in East Providence, R.I.
Today, project developers Hecate Energy and CME Energy...
ExxonMobil To Purchase Half A Gigawatt Of Texas Solar, Wind
Ørsted has announced 500 MW of power purchase agreements (PPAs) with ExxonMobil for wind and solar projects in Texas.
According to a presentation from Ørsted’s Capital Markets...
SEIA To Congress: Make Energy Storage Eligible For ITC
In a letter filed on Monday, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), alongside several other energy trade and advocacy organizations, is urging Congress to modify the...
Fraunhofer ISE Claims New Solar PV Cell Efficiency Record
The Germany-based Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems (ISE) is claiming a new world record for solar photovoltaic module efficiency, 41.4%.
According to ISE, the basis for...
BNEF: Developing Nations Are ‘Leading The Charge’ On Clean Energy Deployment
A combination of surging electricity demand, sinking technology costs and innovative policymaking has allowed developing nations to seize the mantle of global clean energy...
DOE-Funded Research To Test Viability Of Bifacial PV Modules
Through federal funding, DNV GL, a global quality assurance and risk management company, aims to accelerate the commercial deployment of bifacial PV modules.
DNV GL...
Panasonic Grows Residential Solar Installer Network
Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America has announced a cross-country expansion of its residential solar installer program with the addition of six premium installers...
15 Strategies To Jump-Start Pennsylvania’s Solar Industry
A group of partners in Pennsylvania, led by the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), has come up with a plan to increase solar...
Vote Solar, IREC Offer Community Solar Checklist
Two national nonprofit organizations, the Interstate Renewable Energy Council (IREC) and Vote Solar, have launched a checklist intended to help regulators and interested stakeholders evaluate and...
Three Solar Projects Completed For Town Of Ashland, Massachusetts
Ameresco Inc. and the Town of Ashland, Mass., recently cut the ribbon on three solar PV projects.
The town partnered with Ameresco to develop the...
PPL Electric Utilities, GE Power Form Distributed Energy Partnership
Pennsylvania-based PPL Electric Utilities and GE Power Digital have announced a joint initiative to develop and test software to manage and control electricity from...
CA Regulators: Renewable Requirements Prove To Be ‘Success Across The Board’
A new report from the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) finds that the state’s utilities are continuing to be ahead of their renewable energy...
Caterpillar Offers SunPower Solar Panels
Caterpillar Inc. has announced that SunPower now provides high-efficiency SunPower Performance Series (P-Series) solar panels under the construction giant’s Cat brand.
Offered as part of...
BNEF Forecasts Big Things For Booming Energy Storage Market
Editor’s note: The dollar investment figure (from $1.2 trillion to $620 billion) was corrected by BNEF on Nov. 15 following their discovery of a totaling...