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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.
Ohio Utility Includes Renewables Mechanism In Proposed Electricity Plan
AEP Ohio, a unit of American Electric Power (AEP), has filed a proposal with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) to extend its...
Connecticut Manufacturer Turns On 1.12 MW Solar Project
TOMZ Corp., a technology manufacturing company based in Berlin, Conn., is now being powered by a 1.12 MW solar project.
TOMZ owns and operates the...
Sacramento NBA Arena Scores New Rooftop Solar Array
SPI Solar Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SPI Energy Co. Ltd., has completed a 700 kW rooftop solar project at the home of...
Vivint Solar Announces Executive Shake-Up
Residential solar company Vivint Solar has appointed Chance Allred chief sales officer, Paul Dickson chief revenue officer and Bryan Christiansen chief operations officer.
Allred, part of the...
Innovative Solar Systems Seeks Partner For 68-Project Portfolio
Asheville, N.C.-based developer Innovative Solar Systems (ISS), the parent company of Solar Farms LLC, is seeking a financial and strategic partner to invest in a...
SEPA: How To Further Utility-Solar Cooperation
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) is releasing a new report aimed at providing utilities and distributed technology organizations with plans for working together...
SCE Bringing 40 MW Of Energy Storage Systems To LA Basin
Advanced Microgrid Solutions (AMS) has been tapped for a 40 MW grid services project to help manage circuit loads and integrate solar energy in electricity-constrained...
Clean Energy Groups: Feds’ New Desert Plan To Have Damaging Repercussions
After eight years of work, the U.S. Department of the Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) newly released Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan...
Sierra Club To U.S., India: Stop The Solar-Killing Trade Cases
On Sept. 9 – just days before the World Trade Organization (WTO) was expected to release its final ruling in a case the U.S....
Update: NRG Confirms Cause Of Fire At Ivanpah Solar Plant
Less than a week after a small fire occurred at the Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System, NRG Energy, the solar thermal project’s operator and...
U.S. Supreme Court Halts Controversial Clean Power Plan
The renewable energy industry is disappointed with the decision but remains optimistic that the climate change initiative will ultimately prevail.
President Obama Highlights Renewable Energy Victories In SOTU Speech
President Barack Obama, during his eighth and final State of the Union address - fresh on the conclusion of a year of global...
EPA Clean Power Plan Published, Hit With 24-State Lawsuit
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is formally publishing the final Clean Power Plan in the Federal Register today, and a coalition of...
California Solar Developer Sees Drones As Labor-Saving Devices
CalCom Solar, a Visalia, Calif.-based engineering, procurement and construction firm for solar photovoltaic installations, is testing the waters of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)...
Nexamp Wrangles Largest Mass. Managed Growth Project For 2014
Nexamp Inc. recently completed a 4.4 MW photovoltaic project in Charlton, Mass. - the largest managed growth project in 2014 as part of...
Drone Emerges As Quality Control Tool For Solar Developer
Solar and wind project developer BQ Energy is adopting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) technology as a new method of quality control. The Poughkeepsie,...