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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.
Bose Installs 1.7 MW Solar Project At Massachusetts Headquarters
A 1.7 MW solar installation from SunPower is now fully operational at the Framingham, Mass., headquarters of audio equipment company Bose Corp.
SunPower designed, constructed...
Another Colorado Community Commits To 100% Clean Energy
On Tuesday, the city council of Fort Collins, Colo., voted 6-1 to approve a resolution committing the community to shift away from fossil fuels and...
Report Quantifies Price Impact Of Section 201 Solar Tariffs
A new EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report provides a look into the economic impact of the Section 201 solar tariff on residential customers.
The report is based...
Nexamp Announces 2 MW Maryland Community Solar Farm
Massachusetts-based solar company Nexamp Inc. has announced its first community solar project in Maryland.
The Kent Island solar project, located off Woods Road in Chester,...
Poll: What Do People Think About Solar?
More than three-quarters of voters across party lines want to see their electric utilities invest more in solar energy – the most favored form...
New Online Platform Launches For Solar Job Seekers And Employers
A new online platform is designed to help solar companies recruit qualified candidates, allow job seekers to find career and training opportunities, and help...
AlsoEnergy Merges With Locus Energy
AlsoEnergy, a provider of renewable energy software solutions, is merging with Locus Energy, a solar monitoring and data analytics provider for the residential, commercial and...
Solar To Provide Chunk Of Power At Wisconsin Cheese Plant
Emmi Roth, a producer of specialty cheese, has completed a solar installation at its plant in Platteville, Wis.
Initiated by an ongoing sustainability goal, Emmi...
Aurora Bolsters Solar Design Software
Aurora Solar, a solar design software company, has released a new version of its software, which is designed to dramatically increase the speed and simplicity of...
Sempra Energy Selling $1.54 Billion Renewables Portfolio To Con Ed
San Diego-based Sempra Energy has entered into an agreement to sell its U.S. non-utility operating solar assets, solar and battery storage development projects, and...
California Solar Company Sun Light & Power Now Employee-Owned
After more than 40 years in business, California solar solutions company Sun Light & Power has implemented an employee stock ownership plan, giving 100% ownership to the...
Work Begins On Solar For Six Flags Great Adventure
KDC Solar LLC has begun construction on a 23.5 MW solar photovoltaic system that will supply Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson, N.J., with clean...
sPower Announces $498.7M Bond Deal For Renewables Portfolio
Renewable energy independent power producer sPower recently closed a $498.7 million investment-grade, private-placement financing.
The financed portfolio represents approximately half of sPower’s 1.3 GW operating portfolio....
Solar Developers Must Be Mindful Of Looming ITC Deadlines
News broke at the end of July that American Electric Power Co. (AEP) scuttled plans to develop an approximately $4.5 billion, 2 GW wind...
SunPower Announces Solar Tariff Exemption
SunPower has announced a tariff exemption for its interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells and modules.
According to the company, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has...
Food Packaging Company Tetra Pak Adds More Solar In Texas
Tetra Pak, a global food processing and packaging solutions company, is installing a new solar array at its Denton, Texas, campus.
The move is part of...
SunShare Secures $11M For Minnesota Community Solar
Community solar company SunShare has secured $11 million in construction/term project financing from ANB Bank for the construction of 8.2 MW of community solar...
California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Milestone 100% Clean Energy Bill
Today, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed S.B.100, which establishes a bold goal of 100% clean energy in the state.
The legislation, first introduced last year...
SEIA’s Visits To Top Solar Districts Show Solar Is ‘Bipartisan Economic Engine’
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the completion of a summer advocacy blitz, during which it visited members of the U.S. House of Representatives...
New Exec At Longtime California Solar Company Sun Light & Power
Sun Light & Power, a Berkeley, Calif.-based solar solutions company founded in 1976, has hired Troy Tyler as its chief operating officer (COO).
With over...