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Renewables, Nuclear Neck And Neck For Electric Generation In First Half Of 2019
Renewable energy sources - biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind - accounted for more than one-fifth (20.1%) of net domestic electrical generation during the...
Hawaiian Electric Launches 900 MW Renewable Energy Procurement
Utility company Hawaiian Electric, whose subsidiaries include Maui Electric and Hawaii Electric Light, has launched Hawaii's largest procurement effort for renewable energy.
Hawaiian Electric is...
SolarEdge Announces Passing Of Guy Sella
SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has announced the untimely death of Guy Sella, the company's co-chairman and founder.
In a statement, SolarEdge says, “It is with...
Report: U.S. Solar Has Grown 40-Fold Since 2009
Since 2009, the U.S. has increased its solar power generation 40-fold and upped its electric production from wind by more than 270%, according to...
Duke Energy, SolAmerica Energize Nine Georgia Solar Plants
Duke Energy Renewables has announced that nine solar projects developed with SolAmerica Energy have begun commercial operations across central Georgia.
The projects, totaling 14.1 MW,...
Walmart Sues Tesla Over ‘Gross Negligence’ Leading To Solar Fires
Walmart has filed a lawsuit against Tesla in relation to several fires at the retail corporation's solar facilities over the years.
The complaint, filed in...
SolarEdge Announces Executive Changes
SolarEdge Technologies Inc. has announced an immediate leave of absence for its CEO, Guy Sella, whose previously disclosed health condition has declined significantly, the...
Sedgwick County Approves Solar And Wind Restrictions
The board of Sedgwick County, Kan., commissioners has approved new restrictions on wind and solar facilities.
The board approved amendments to the Community Investments...
Vistra Energy To Retire Four Illinois Coal Plants
Irving, Texas-based Vistra Energy and its subsidiaries have announced plans to close four coal-fueled power plants in Illinois.
The plants will retire in order to...
New NRDC Tool Estimates Cost Of Electricity By Resource, Region
A new tool from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) can estimate the cost of producing power from different technologies in each part of...
Johnson Controls, Capital Dynamics Form Solar And Storage Funding Partnership
Johnson Controls has announced a new partnership with Capital Dynamics to increase the amount of capital available for North American customers working on solar...
Illinois Governor Signs Bill Allowing State To Create GHG Restrictions
Gov. JB Pritzker, D-Ill., has signed into law a bill that repeals the Kyoto Protocol Act of 1998, which has prohibited the state from...
Solar Developer Heelstone Gets Investment From Ares, Launches Rebranding
Heelstone Energy, a utility-scale solar developer, received an investment from Ares Management Corp.’s infrastructure and power (AIP) strategy. Concurrently, Heelstone Energy has rebranded to...
Tesla Relaunches Solar Business With New Rental Plans
On Sunday, Tesla's CEO, Elon Musk, announced on Twitter that Tesla Solar had "just relaunched," offering solar rentals in six states.
Tesla is providing three...
ENGIE Signs REC Agreement With N.J. School
Princeton Day School, a private New Jersey school serving pre-K through Grade 12 students, has announced a new renewable energy deal with ENGIE Resources.
Under...
GRID Installing No-Cost Solar On Habitat For Humanity Home In VA
GRID Alternatives Mid-Atlantic has partnered with Habitat for Humanity Northern Virginia to provide the Tesfaye family in Alexandria, Va., with a home build and...
NextEra’s Gexa Energy To Bring 100% Renewables To Residential Plans
Gexa Energy LP, a retail electricity provider in Texas, plans to transition all of its residential plans to 100% renewable energy with no extra...
Freedom Solar Expands In Dallas-Fort Worth Area
Freedom Solar, a provider of turnkey solar installations in Texas, is relocating its Dallas office to a larger space in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex...
Wisconsin Targets 100% Carbon-Free Electricity
Gov. Tony Evers, D-Wis., has signed Executive Order No. 38, which focuses on achieving 100% carbon-free electricity in Wisconsin.
The order calls on the...
Clark Public Utilities’ Community Solar Site Hits New Production Peak
Clark Public Utilities, a customer-owned public utility serving roughly 200,000 customers in Clark County, Wash., says its community solar site has hit a new...