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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.
Sunflower Facility Slated To Be Mississippi’s Biggest Utility-Owned Solar Farm
Recurrent Energy LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc., has signed a build-transfer agreement (BTA) for a base purchase price of approximately $138.4 million...
Virginia Regulators Approve Dominion Solar Petition
Virginia’s State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a prudency petition from Dominion Energy Virginia for an agreement to purchase solar power from an independent developer of an...
Greenbacker Scoops Up SunFarm Portfolio In North Carolina
Through a subsidiary, Greenbacker Renewable Energy Co. LLC recently acquired all of the outstanding equity of SunFarm V LLC and Sun Farm VI LLC in...
Facebook, Tennessee Valley Authority Announce 377 MW Solar Deal
The Tennessee Valley Authority has announced an agreement with two developers to build 150 MW and 227 MW solar facilities, built to power Facebook’s...
Solar To Play Increasingly Bigger Role In Florida’s Energy Future
According to the the Florida Public Service Commission’s (PSC) annual Ten-Year Site Plan Report, solar generation is anticipated to increase significantly in the Sunshine State...
Indiana’s NIPSCO Lays Out Coal-To-Renewables Plan
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. LLC (NIPSCO), a subsidiary of NiSource Inc., has unveiled an initiative designed to transition customers to a more affordable...
Solar And Wind Help Curb CO2 Power Emissions 28% Since 2005
According to new findings from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, U.S. electric power sector carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) have declined 28% since 2005 because of slower...
Hawaii Cattle Ranch Installing PV-Integrated Microgrid
Indiana-based Go Electric Inc., a provider of energy resiliency solutions, is providing a solar-integrated microgrid for Parker Ranch, a Hawaii cattle ranch established in...
Gov. Cooper Commits North Carolina To Strong Clean Energy Economy
Gov. Roy Cooper, D-N.C., has issued an executive order that he says highlights North Carolina’s commitment to fight climate change and transition to a clean...
Distributed Solar Policy Actions Happening All Over The Country
According to a new report from the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC), 45 states and the District of Columbia took some type of action on...
OCI Solar Power Sells 66 MW Texas Project
San Antonio-based developer OCI Solar Power LLC has sold a 66 MW Texas solar project to D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments (DESRI).
Currently under construction in...
Wake County, N.C., Commits To 100% Renewables
On Monday, the Wake County, N.C., board of commissioners voted to commit to transition county operations to 100% clean and renewable energy countywide by 2050.
According...
Michigan Bill Seeks 100% Renewable Energy By 2050
Michigan Rep. Yousef Rabhi, D-Ann Arbor, has introduced a bill that would require all of Michigan utilities’ energy to come from renewable sources by...
City Of Austin Green-Lights Major Solar Deal
Today, by a 9-1 vote, the Austin (Texas) City Council approved a 144 MW solar contract for Austin Energy.
According to the City of Austin, the...
Duke Energy Proposes Green Source Advantage Program In S.C.
Duke Energy has proposed a new program to expand renewable energy options for its commercial and industrial customers in South Carolina.
According to Duke Energy,...
SolarEdge To Acquire Battery Storage Company Kokam
Israel-based SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has entered into definitive agreements to acquire a majority stake in Kokam Co. Ltd.
Headquartered in South Korea and founded in...
Exelon’s Constellation Acquires Developer PFMG Solar
Constellation, an Exelon company and a retail energy supplier, has acquired PFMG Solar LLC, a subsidiary of Spear Point Energy LLC.
Founded in 2009, PFMG...
Clif Bar Breaks Ground On 2 MW Idaho Solar Farm
Clif Bar Baking Co. of Twin Falls, Idaho, has begun construction of an on-site solar project that will supply 30% of the 300,000-square-foot bakery’s power.
The...
Solar-Plus-Storage Gets Boost In New York
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has announced that $40 million will be made available to support solar projects that integrate energy storage.
The governor says this...
EPA Names 10 ‘Green Power’ Leaders
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced its 18th annual Green Power Leadership Awards, recognizing organizations, programs and individuals that significantly advance the...