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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...

The Role Of Solar In A Smart Meter World

Connected devices are ushering in a new age. For the electric power sector, one such device is the smart meter – a building block...

Swinerton’s SOLV Opens Renewable Energy Operations And Control Center

SOLV, a Swinerton company, has completed its new Operations and Control Center (OCC) in San Diego. Construction on the 7,000-square-foot facility began in December...

Dominion Virginia Power Plans Major Solar Boost

Under its 2017 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), Dominion Virginia Power has proposed adding at least 5.2 GW of solar power over the next 25 years. According...

Survey Gauges New England Homeowners’ Thoughts After Going Solar

“Solar is creating more informed and energy-conscious consumers, and the product is now part of mainstream American culture,” says Mark Durrenberger, president of Massachusetts-based...

Ricoh Unveils Solar Project, Commits To 100% Renewables

Ricoh USA Inc., the regional arm of Japan-based imaging and electronics company Ricoh Co. Ltd., has announced a new solar array is powering its...

Study: Finding Qualified Workers Is Costing Solar Employers Money And Growth

The U.S. experienced historic solar jobs growth last year, but the meteoric rise of the solar industry has also highlighted the necessity and benefits of workforce...

Homeowners Searching For Solar Solutions With Aesthetic Impact

Think about your first cell phone for a minute. How did it compare to the one you use now? Obviously, it didn’t have the...

Tucson Electric Power Plans More Renewables, Less Coal

Tucson Electric Power (TEP), which provides electric service to nearly 420,000 customers in southern Arizona, has announced plans to expand the utility’s renewable energy portfolio and...

U.S. Solar Manufacturer Suniva Announces ‘Significant’ Layoffs

Editor’s note: This article was updated on March 31 to include details about the number of job losses at Suniva’s Georgia plant and then...

New York City Surpasses 100 MW Solar Generation Milestone

The Big Apple has hit a big milestone! New York City residents and businesses are using the power of the sun to generate more...

Utility Owner Gaz Metro To Acquire Standard Solar

Canada-based Gaz Metro, a diversified energy provider with more than $5.8 billion in assets, is acquiring Maryland-based commercial solar company Standard Solar Inc. Financial terms of the deal...

New Campaign Celebrates Growing Renewable Energy Sector

On the heels of a recent federal report finding that the U.S. now employs more than 3 million workers in the clean energy sector,...

It’s Official: U.S. Solar Market Shattered Records In 2016

It’s no surprise that the U.S. solar sector broke records in 2016 – analysts long expected it to be a boom year – but...

Renewables Made Up Majority Of New U.S. Capacity – Again

Renewable energy dominated new U.S. electrical generation put into service during 2016, according to nonprofit SUN DAY Campaign. Citing stats from the latest issue of...

Ohio Settlement Commits DP&L To Drop Coal, Add Renewables

In conjunction with nine intervening parties, Dayton Power and Light (DP&L), a subsidiary of The AES Corp., has filed with the Public Utilities Commission...

The Battle Continues For The Future Of Residential Solar

No one can deny that 2016 was a turbulent year, least of all energy professionals. Last year marked the continuation of bitter regulatory tangles...

SEIA Adds NEXTracker To Its Board Of Directors

The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the national trade association of the U.S. solar energy industry, has announced the addition of NEXTracker, a single-axis solar tracker...

Google Powers Chilean Operations With 100% Solar

Under a long-term contract with Acciona Energia, Internet giant Google is powering its operations in Chile with renewable energy from a newly commissioned solar project. Spain-based...

Solar Grows To 2 GW In The Garden State

The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has announced that New Jersey’s solar industry has hit a significant milestone by surpassing 2 GW...

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