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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.
OYA Solar Sells Minnesota Community Solar Projects
Toronto-based OYA Solar Inc. has closed on the sale of four Minnesota community solar projects totaling 28 MW DC with NRG Energy Inc.
The four...
Another N.C. Project Comes Online For PSEG Solar Source
PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Power, has announced that its PSEG Cork Oak Solar Energy Center successfully began operations in December.
Located about...
Colorado’s New Energy Storage Law May ‘Spark More Interest In Going Solar’
On Thursday, Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., signed into law a bill concerning the rights of electric utility customers to install energy storage systems.
Commended by the Solar Energy...
Trina Solar Launches New TrinaPro Solution
Trina Solar Ltd. has launched a new solar PV solution, TrinaPro, at its global headquarters in Changzhou, China.
According to the company, TrinaPro is designed for utility-scale...
Sunflower Solar Energy Center Comes Online In North Carolina
PSEG Solar Source, a subsidiary of PSEG Power, has announced that its PSEG Sunflower Solar Energy Center successfully began operations in December.
Located about 90 miles...
UH Maui College To Be 100% Powered By Solar-Plus-Storage
The University of Hawaii (UH) has announced that its Maui College campus will soon generate 100% of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic systems...
Solar IPP Navisun Scoops Up Massachusetts Project
Navisun LLC, a solar independent power producer (IPP), has acquired OSG Solar I LLC, a 2.746 MW DC solar project located in Orange, Mass.
Ares...
NEXTracker Delivers Solar Trackers At Massive Scale
Fremont, Calif.-based NEXTracker, a Flex company, has delivered 754 MW of solar trackers to the Villanueva solar project in Torreón, Mexico.
Enel Green Power selected NEXTracker to...
Natcore Streamlines Process For High-Efficiency, Silver-Less Solar Cells
Natcore Technology Inc., a company focused on significantly lowering the costs and improving the power output of solar cells, says it has dramatically streamlined the fabrication...
Despite Hurdles, U.S. Solar ‘Delivered Impressively’ In 2017
Although overall growth of the U.S. solar industry was down in 2017 compared to 2016’s record-shattering numbers, last year’s capacity additions still represent 40% growth...
City Of Tempe, Ariz., Strategizes On 100% Renewable Energy
The City of Tempe, Ariz., has adopted a new goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050, along with a strategy of sourcing 100% of its electricity...
Solar Installed At Campbell Soup’s World Headquarters
A 4.4 MW solar project has come online at Campbell Soup Co.’s world headquarters in Camden, N.J.
The project is a partnership between Campbell Soup, BNB...
New York Makes Historic Investment In Renewable Energy
Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y, has announced the single largest commitment to renewable energy by a state in U.S. history.
According to the New York State Energy...
Downtown Honolulu Solar PV System To Double In Size
EnSync Inc., dba EnSync Energy Systems, a developer of distributed energy resources (DERs), has announced an expansion of a solar PV system in Hawaii.
The...
Wabash Valley Power, Ranger Power Announce 99 MW Illinois Solar Project
Wabash Valley Power’s member co-ops will benefit from a recently completed long-term agreement to purchase the energy and capacity generated by what will be...
Strata Solar Expanding Into C&I And Community Solar
Chapel Hill, N.C.-based Strata Solar has announced its plans to strategically acquire commercial and industrial (C&I) and community solar assets to add to its existing portfolio...
Wells Fargo Completes Tax Equity Financing For Mississippi Solar
Wells Fargo Renewable Energy and Environmental Finance has completed $49 million in tax equity funding for a 540-acre solar facility in Sumrall, Miss.
Known as MS...
New Fronius Solution Aims To Simplify Commercial Rooftop Installations
Portage, Ind.-based string inverter company Fronius has launched a new solution for solar rooftop installations.
The Fronius Rooftop Solution includes a Fronius Symo 24.0 string inverter, the MC4...
A State-By-State View Of U.S. Renewable Energy In 2017
As part of its Electric Power Monthly series, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its year-end 2017 energy figures this week, detailing electricity production, use and...
Renewables Satellite Comms Company FMC GlobalSat Announces New Sales VP From IBM
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based FMC GlobalSat Holdings Inc., a provider of satellite communications solutions to the renewable energy industry, has appointed Joe Sullivan as its vice president...