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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.
‘Virtual Battery’ Reduces Demand Charges, Increases ROI For Commercial Solar
Extensible Energy has released DemandEx, an inexpensive “virtual battery” designed to reduce demand charges and increase ROI for commercial solar projects.
The Software as...
A New Economic Reality: Renewable Energy Is Now Cost-Competitive With New Gas
The economics guiding U.S. investments in electricity generation have reached a historic tipping point: Combinations of solar, wind, storage, efficiency and demand response are...
Fifteen Community Solar Farms Completed In Minnesota
CleanChoice Energy has announced that construction is complete on a 20 MW portfolio of community solar farms in Minnesota.
The portfolio consists of 15...
Sony Pictures Adding Solar To California Studio Lot
Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) has announced a commitment to generate solar electricity at its studio lot in Culver City, Calif.
The 1.6 MW SunPower project...
174 Power Global Closes Construction Financing For Texas Solar
Irvine, Calif.-based 174 Power Global has closed construction financing for the $210 million, 150 MW first phase of a solar project near Odessa, Texas.
Credit...
L.A. Moves Forward On ‘Historically Low-Cost’ Solar And Storage Center
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's (LADWP) board of commissioners has voted to approve power purchase agreements (PPAs) for the Eland Solar...
Three Solar Projects Come Online In Hawaii
Clearway Energy Group, in partnership with Hawaiian Electric Co., Kamehameha Schools, Moss Solar and others, has brought online three grid-scale solar power projects on...
Duke Energy Acquires Texas Project From Canadian Solar
Duke Energy Renewables is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 200 MW AC Rambler solar project from Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned...
Ginlong Launching New Utility Inverter Solution For U.S. Market
Ginlong Technologies, a manufacturer of photovoltaic string inverters, has expanded its Solis portfolio with a new utility-scale solution for the U.S. solar market.
The...
Solar Wins Several Accolades In BNEF’s 2010-2019 Renewable Predictions
Global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade - 2010 to 2019 inclusive - is on course to hit $2.6 trillion, with...
California Enacts Bill To Extend Tax Protections For Rooftop Solar
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has signed into law financial protections for consumer investments in rooftop solar.
The law, under A.B.1208, which was authored by Assemblymember...
Idemitsu’s Solar Frontier Americas Scoops Up Colorado Project
Solar Frontier Americas (SFA), the U.S. renewable energy business of Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan Co., has acquired a 100 MW Colorado solar plant...
New Jersey Mall Gets 9,000-Panel Solar Project
Commercial and industrial solar developer Safari Energy has completed a 3.49 MW solar project at The Mall at Short Hills, a shopping and dining...
Partners Offer New Turnkey Solar Resource Assessment Solution
ArcVera Renewables, NRG Systems and Harness Energy have partnered to introduce a new solar resource assessment (SRA) solution designed for the U.S. market.
The...
Shell New Energies, Pine Gate Renewables Join SEIA Board
National solar developers Shell New Energies LLC and Pine Gate Renewables are joining the Solar Energy Industries Association's (SEIA) board of directors, effective immediately.
Shell...
California Law Exempts Homeowners From Solar Mandate After Disaster
Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., has signed a bill that would temporarily exempt residential buildings from California's new solar mandate in the event of a...
U.S. Senators Propose Bill To Streamline Solar Permitting
U.S. Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., and Susan Collins, R-Maine, have introduced a bill that would provide state and local governments with voluntary tools to...
Solar Alliance Plans Solar For Southern Agricultural Businesses
Solar Alliance Energy Inc. has signed an agreement to build an 80 kW solar system for a poultry producer in Kentucky.
The project is...
CT Executive Order Promotes Zero-Carbon Energy Transition
Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Conn., has signed an executive order promoting a transition to clean energy in Connecticut.
Specifically, Executive Order No. 3 directs the state's...
Inventergy To License A+ Sun Systems Tech In North America
Inventergy Innovations LLC, a subsidiary of Inventergy Global Inc., has announced a new deal to license the solar mounting technology of Italy-based A+ Sun...