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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.
Philadelphia Passes 100% Renewable Energy Resolution
Last week, the Philadelphia city council passed Resolution 190728, establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050 or sooner.
Philadelphia is the...
Google Commits To Purchase Texas Solar From Hecate
Hecate Energy LLC has announced a new solar agreement with Google, facilitating new renewable energy investments in Texas.
Google will purchase 250 MW AC...
SPI 2019 Underscores Importance Of Clean Energy Industry Collaboration
Solar Power International (SPI), Energy Storage International (ESI) and North America Smart Energy Week 2019 concluded last week in Salt Lake City with more...
Standard Solar Invests In DG Portfolio For California School District
Standard Solar Inc. has acquired a 7 MW portfolio of distributed generation (DG) solar projects for the Lake Elsinore Unified School District (LEUSD) in...
Sidley Austin Welcomes New Partners To Renewable Energy And Infrastructure Practice
Law firm Sidley Austin LLP has welcomed Jessica N. Adkins and Ron I. Erlichman as partners in its global energy and infrastructure practice.
Adkins will...
ACORE: ‘Sustainability’ Investments May Not Necessarily Drive Renewable Energy Deployment
In a new white paper, the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) explores the current state of environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing in...
Chapel Hill Targets 100% Renewable Energy By 2050
The town council of Chapel Hill, N.C., has unanimously passed a resolution establishing a goal of 100% clean, renewable energy by 2050. The resolution...
Caribou Coffee Signs Minnesota Solar Deal
Renewable Properties, a developer and financier of utility solar projects, has signed a Minnesota community solar subscription agreement with Caribou Coffee Inc., a coffeehouse...
New DNV GL Tool Enables Better Forecasting For Solar, Wind Projects
DNV GL has developed a tool for renewable energy stakeholders to better forecast weather, load or prices for projects.
According to DNV GL, the tool...
EPC Provider Signal Energy Creates Subsidiary For DG Market
Signal Energy, a Chattanooga, Tenn.-based engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) firm in the renewable energy industry, has created a new subsidiary called Signal Energy...
Feds Move Closer To Desert Quartzite Solar Decision
The U.S. Department of the Interior's (DOI) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the final environmental impact statement and environmental impact report (EIS/EIR),...
New Community Solar Portfolio To Serve 200 D.C. Residents
CleanChoice Energy and New Columbia Solar have opened 1 MW of new community solar projects to residents of the District of Columbia.
The new community...
DTE Energy Commits To Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
Detroit-based DTE Energy has announced a goal to achieve net-zero carbon emissions within its electric company by 2050.
This new goal sets a framework for...
DOE Announces Winners Of American-Made Solar Prize, Launches New Solar Initiatives
This week at Solar Power International (SPI) in Salt Lake City, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the first round...
SPI Features Range Of Diversity And Inclusion Programs
This week, Solar Power International (SPI) and North America Smart Energy Week (NASEW) 2019 have featured an array of new programming to address and...
New Jersey Touts ‘Overwhelming Response’ To Community Solar Pilot
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (NJBPU) has received 252 applications for the first year of its three-year Community Solar Energy Pilot Program....
L.A. Looks To Expand Feed-In Tariff Program
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) is planning to expand and modify its feed-in tariff (FiT) program.
LADWP’s FiT program - a...
New Incident Response Service Assesses Solar After Natural Disasters
Two providers of field testing for solar power plants, Heliolytics and PV Evolution Labs (PVEL), have launched a new incident response service.
The joint offering...
Invenergy Secures 900 MW Drone Services Deal
Measure has inked an agreement with renewable energy developer Invenergy to service a solar portfolio of over 900 MW with drone inspection and data...
Partners Donate Solar Project At Texas Research Center
Enphase Energy Inc., IES Texas Solar and Mission Solar recently donated a project to the Margaret Bamberger Research and Education Center at the Bamberger...