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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.
Switch Plans 1 GW Nevada Solar Project
Switch, a technology infrastructure corporation based in Las Vegas, is teaming up with asset manager Capital Dynamics to build what they call the single...
AEP Plans Major Solar And Wind Investments To Keep Cutting CO2
Columbus, Ohio-based American Electric Power (AEP) has released a report outlining the company’s clean energy strategy, which includes major investments in wind and solar...
Innergex Renewable Energy Takes Over Alterra For C$1.1 Billion
Innergex Renewable Energy Inc., has completedits acquisition of Alterra Power Corp., greatly increasing Innergex’s total renewables capacity.
Innergex, a Canadian independent renewables power producer, acquired all...
CALSEIA Is Now The California Solar & Storage Association
The California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) is now the California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA).
After 40 years, the organization will do business under this new...
Pennsylvania’s SREC Fix Hits A Snag
Last fall, Pennsylvania lawmakers set out to fix a problem with the state’s 2004 Alternative Energy Portfolio Standards Act (AEPS).
No, the problem they took on with Act...
Corporate Clean Energy PPAs Reached Record Volume In 2017
Despite looming policy uncertainty in the U.S. and Europe, corporations signed a record volume of clean energy power purchase agreements (PPAs) globally in 2017,...
FERC Rejects DOE’s Controversial Grid Proposal
In a move being applauded by renewable energy groups, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has terminated its consideration of the U.S. Department of...
N.Y. Governor Reveals Ambitious Clean Energy Agenda
As part of his 2018 State of the State, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, D-N.Y., has unveiled a comprehensive agenda to combat climate change by...
Bay Area Rapid Transit Cruises Toward Renewables Goal
Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART), the public transportation system of the San Francisco Bay Area, is moving forward on plans to source the majority of its...
Governments Launch Global Alliance To Phase Out Coal
A global alliance over more than 25 governments was launched today with a goal of ending the use of unabated coal and transitioning to...
Global Survey: Majority Of People Support 100% Renewables
Even though coal and oil are still the world’s main energy sources, there is massive support for a green future, according to findings from...
Southern California Edison Lays Out Clean Energy Pathway
Southern California Edison (SCE) has introduced a new clean energy proposal, the Clean Power and Electrification Pathway, which the utility says will help California meet...
Solar Helps Power NYC Cornell Campus
Cornell Tech, an engineering school of Cornell University, has opened up a New York City campus powered in part by Solaria solar panels.
According to...
RFP Alert: Dominion Energy Virginia Seeks 10 MW Of New Solar
Dominion Energy Virginia is seeking bids for 10 MW of new solar generation for the Community Solar Pilot Program.
The Community Solar Pilot Program –...
Green America Calls On Verizon And AT&T To Go 100% Renewable
Green America has launched a new campaign urging telecommunications giants AT&T and Verizon to commit to 100% renewable energy.
According to the organization, both companies...
Industry Groups Join Forces To Launch ‘National Clean Energy Week’
Several renewable energy advocacy organizations have announced the first annual National Clean Energy Week (NCEW), which will take place Sept. 25-29.
Participating groups include the...
Judge Approves SunEdison’s Plan To Emerge From Chapter 11
More than a year after filing voluntary petitions for reorganization under Chapter 11 bankruptcy, SunEdison has now been granted approval to exit Chapter 11...
ACORE Co-Founder Named CEO Of Global Solar Council
The Global Solar Council, a nonprofit organization dedicated to coordinating the international advocacy efforts of the world’s solar energy associations, has named Jodie Roussell...
D.C. Launches Low-Income Solar Program With GRID
The Department of Energy & Environment (DOEE) and the Department of Employment Services (DOES) have partnered to develop Solar Works DC, a low-income solar installation and...
Calif. Produce Maker Powers Up Solar, Wind And Cogeneration
North American produce company Taylor Farms is now using a combination of wind, solar and cogeneration energy systems to power the majority of its...