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Joseph Bebon was editor of Solar Industry magazine. In addition, he contributed to sister publications North American Windpower magazine and NGT News, an online news site covering alternative fuel vehicles, and was previously editor of the latter. Joseph is also the former editor of smart grid publication Renew Grid. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University with a bachelor's degree in English and started his career at Zackin Publications, publisher of Solar Industry, as an editorial assistant in 2010.

Western Energy Imbalance Market Produces ‘Solid’ Benefits In Q4

The California Independent System Operator (CAISO) has released its western Energy Imbalance Market (EIM) fourth-quarter 2017 (Q4’17) benefits report, which shows the real-time energy...

Groups Denounce Trump’s SOTU Energy Remark

The Mexico border wall, nuclear arsenals, Guantanamo Bay – President Donald Trump covered a number of controversial topics during his first State of the Union (SOTU)...

Enphase Introduces Seventh-Generation IQ Microinverters

Enphase Energy Inc., a California-based technology company and supplier of solar microinverters, has announced the introduction of its seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters for the Enphase Home...

UPDATED: President Trump Approves 30% Solar Tariffs

Editor’s note: This article was updated on Jan. 23 to include clarifications from the USTR about country exclusions and additional information. On Monday, the Trump...

UPDATED: President Trump Approves 30% Solar Tariffs

Editor’s note: This article was updated on Jan. 23 to include clarifications from the USTR about country exclusions and additional information. On Monday, the Trump...

SMUD Helps Develop DER Planning Software For Utilities

Cloud software company Clean Power Research and the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), a public utility in California, have announced the launch of WattPlan Grid,...

Ross Solar Completes 4.2 MW For Jetro Restaurant Depot

Ross Solar, a Con Edison Solutions company, has completed the last of four commercial rooftop solar installations totaling about 4.2 MW for Jetro Restaurant...

AEE Institute Provides Insight On Grid Cybersecurity

The Advanced Energy Economy Institute (AEE Institute) has released a new report identifying key challenges, best practices, and strategies for consideration by state and...

San Diego Padres’ Solar Project Expected To Be A Home Run

California-based Sullivan Solar Power has begun construction on what is expected to be the largest on-site solar power system in Major League Baseball (MLB) at Petco...

SMA Hits 10 GW Milestone With Sunny Central Inverters

Inverter manufacturer SMA is celebrating a milestone after reaching 10 GW of installed Sunny Central inverters in North America. The company says this translates to approximately...

EnSync Signs PPA With Polynesian Cultural Center

EnSync Inc., dba EnSync Energy Systems, has signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC) in Hawaii for a...

SMUD Removes Solar Surcharge From Customer Bills

After reaching a funding cap, the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD) in California has removed the state-mandated SB-1 solar surcharge from all customer bills. Part of...
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Groups Call For Renewables Over Natural Gas In Michigan

Groups including Vote Solar, the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and the Environmental Law and Policy Center (ELPC) are urging Michigan regulators to require utility DTE Energy...

EIA: Renewables Made Up Nearly Half Of New Utility-Scale Power In 2017

Once final data are in, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects about 25 GW of new utility-scale electric generating capacity to have been added to...

Solar Advocates Call Mass. Ruling A ‘Huge Step Backwards’

The Northeast Clean Energy Council (NECEC) and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have expressed strong disappointment and serious concern with the Massachusetts Department...

Calif. Solar Project To Benefit Thousands Of Low-Income Customers

A $46 million solar project in California’s Imperial Valley will be built by Boston-based nonprofit Citizens Energy Corp. following yesterday’s unanimous vote of the local...

Tigo Releases New TS4 Rapid Shutdown Solution

Tigo announced that its new TS4-F (Fire Safety) has joined the current TS4 platform of integrated and retrofit/add-on junction box covers. As the most cost-effective rapid shutdown solution in...

Tallahassee Energizes Inaugural Community Solar Project

The Florida state capital might’ve made national headlines after seeing its first snowfall in decades on Wednesday, but the City of Tallahassee also recently marked a...

SEIA Offers Documents To Help Spur Commercial Solar

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has announced the release of two documents designed to spur investment in commercial solar projects. According to the group, the first...

SunEdison Officially Emerges From Chapter 11 Restructuring

SunEdison, once a renewables giant, has officially emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with what it calls “a significantly smaller footprint.” On Friday, the company announced that its...

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