Four Local Governments Nab $15K for Adopting Solar Permitting App
Technology
Four Local Governments Nab $15K for Adopting Solar Permitting App
2023-09-15 20:14:37
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Four local governments will each receive a cash prize of $15,000 for their successful adoption of an online platform that instantly issues permits for code-compliant residential rooftop solar systems. The four governments — Oro Valley, Arizona; Fremont, California;... Read More

Hochul Celebrates New York’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project
Renewable Energy
Hochul Celebrates New York’s Largest Rooftop Solar Project
2023-07-24 14:40:00
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday celebrated the completion of the state’s largest rooftop solar project. Located in Orange County, New York, or about 62 miles north of New York City, the 7.2 MW community solar project... Read More

New Research Looks at Pairing Solar Energy and Farms
Renewable Energy
New Research Looks at Pairing Solar Energy and Farms
2023-07-10 20:43:22
by Dan McCue

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A new research project led by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign is looking at the best ways to couple crops with solar panels in a variety of settings. While the Biden administration has placed an emphasis on... Read More

Biden Visiting South Carolina Thursday to Tout Manufacturing Success
Political News
Biden Visiting South Carolina Thursday to Tout Manufacturing Success
2023-07-06 15:38:58
by Dan McCue

WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. — President Joe Biden is visiting the midlands region of South Carolina on Thursday to celebrate the growth in manufacturing in the state since the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. After arriving at the metropolitan airport... Read More

DOE Investing Up to $13.5M to Give Shot in the Arm to Solar Sector
Renewable Energy
DOE Investing Up to $13.5M to Give Shot in the Arm to Solar Sector
2023-06-21 21:10:29
by Kennedy Thomason

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is investing up to $13.5 million in job training partnerships to bolster the solar energy industry in 13 states. In a press release explaining the initiative, administration officials said the effort is particularly geared... Read More

BLM Seeking Public Comment on Solar Farm With Storage in Nevada
Renewable Energy
BLM Seeking Public Comment on Solar Farm With Storage in Nevada
2023-06-05 14:30:38
by Dan McCue

LAS VEGAS — The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposed 300 MW solar energy farm with battery storage that if approved would be located on roughly 2,500 acres about 30 miles northwest of Las Vegas.... Read More

Bayer Makes Idaho Platform for Its Climate Neutral Ambitions
Renewable Energy
Bayer Makes Idaho Platform for Its Climate Neutral Ambitions
2023-05-22 20:36:39
by Dan McCue

BOISE, Idaho — Bayer, the global life sciences, health care and nutrition company, has long maintained that it wants its operations and those of its entire value chain to be climate neutral and fully fossil-fuel free by 2030 — just... Read More

House Votes to Undo Solar Moratorium
Congress
House Votes to Undo Solar Moratorium
2023-05-01 19:03:57
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The House voted 221-202 on Friday to overturn President Joe Biden’s two-year moratorium on imposing new tariffs on solar panels and related equipment from four Southeast Asian countries suspected of illicitly working to allow Chinese companies to skirt... Read More

Solar + Storage Transforming Former West Virginia Industrial Site
In The States
Solar + Storage Transforming Former West Virginia Industrial Site
2023-03-24 17:47:37
by Dan McCue

RAVENSWOOD, W. Va. — Like a lot of communities in America’s heartland, Jackson County, West Virginia, was built on natural resources. Timber and energy wrought from the ground helped sustain and grow its population, and the arrival of manufacturing in... Read More

$20M Going Toward Supporting Two Solar Projects in Maine
Renewable Energy
$20M Going Toward Supporting Two Solar Projects in Maine
2022-12-16 16:29:13
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — About $20 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding is headed to Maine where it will support the development of two large-scale solar energy projects. Both projects are being undertaken in the state’s 1st Congressional District, in southeastern coastal... Read More

US Set Solar Capacity Growth Record in 2nd Quarter
Renewable Energy
US Set Solar Capacity Growth Record in 2nd Quarter
2022-09-30 17:10:15
by Dan McCue

EDINBURGH, Scotland — The pro-renewable energy policies of the Biden-Harris administration helped the United States achieve its largest ever quarter-over-quarter growth in utility-scale solar capacity, according to new analysis of the market. According to Wood Mackenzie, a U.K.-based research and... Read More

Some Deadlines Extended by Solar Energy Technologies Office 
Renewable Energy
Some Deadlines Extended by Solar Energy Technologies Office 
2022-08-29 19:41:27
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy’s Solar Energy Technologies Office has several funding opportunity deadlines approaching, some of which have been extended. The two deadlines that have been extended are for the office’s Solar and Wind Grid Services and Reliability... Read More

Americans Used More Energy in 2021; Coal and Petroleum Make Biggest Jump
Energy
Americans Used More Energy in 2021; Coal and Petroleum Make Biggest Jump
2022-08-24 13:48:27
by Dan McCue

LIVERMORE, Calif. — Americans used 97.3 quadrillion British Thermal Units of energy in 2021, an increase of about 5% from 2020, a new analysis from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory shows. However, both 2020 and 2021 annual energy consumption totals... Read More

Dominion Energy Pilot Project Advances Solar With Storage Technology
Renewable Energy
Dominion Energy Pilot Project Advances Solar With Storage Technology
2022-08-12 21:02:38
by Dan McCue

POWHATAN, Va. — Dominion Energy successfully completed an energy storage pilot project last week that could extend the reach of solar power in the mid-Atlantic region. The pilot project was carried out at the Scott Solar facility in Powhatan, which... Read More

Comprehensive Databases of Local Wind, Solar Siting Ordinances Released
Renewable Energy
Comprehensive Databases of Local Wind, Solar Siting Ordinances Released
2022-08-09 21:52:33
by Dan McCue

GOLDEN, Colo. — Project developers seeking to build renewable energy projects in the U.S. got a big leg up Tuesday with the release of two new databases of state and local wind and solar energy zoning ordinances by the National... Read More

DOE to Host Webinar on Community Solar Awards Program Aug. 18
Renewable Energy
DOE to Host Webinar on Community Solar Awards Program Aug. 18
2022-08-05 18:17:58
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Community Solar Partnership will host a webinar on Aug. 18 to explain its new Sunny Award prize program, the awards to be given and how to nominate a community solar project or... Read More

New Research Group Launched  to Grow America’s Solar Industry
Renewable Energy
New Research Group Launched to Grow America's Solar Industry
2022-08-01 18:38:24
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A new research group has been launched to make cadmium telluride solar cells less expensive, more efficient and develop new markets for solar cell products.  Cadmium telluride solar cells were first developed in the United States and are... Read More

White House Seeks to Ensure Equitable Benefits From Solar Power
Renewable Energy
White House Seeks to Ensure Equitable Benefits From Solar Power
2022-07-28 14:45:04
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The White House on Wednesday rolled out a series of initiatives it says will not only reduce the price of electricity, but will make solar energy and energy efficient homes more affordable to Americans living on low or... Read More

Energy Dept. Makes $27M Available for Solar Manufacturing Incubator
Renewable Energy
Energy Dept. Makes $27M Available for Solar Manufacturing Incubator
2022-07-15 16:12:23
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy is making $27 million available to support projects aimed at lowering the cost of solar energy, developing next-generation solar technologies and boosting American solar manufacturing.  According to the DOE’s Solar Energy Technologies Office, which... Read More

Deadline Fast Approaching for Solar Placement Study Funding
Renewable Energy
Deadline Fast Approaching for Solar Placement Study Funding
2022-06-13 19:31:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The deadline is fast approaching for applications to share in $15 million the U.S. Department of Energy is making available to those with innovative strategies to minimize the impact solar farms have on wildlife. Interested parties have just... Read More

Army Deploys Largest Floating Solar Array in Southeast at Fort Bragg
Renewable Energy
Army Deploys Largest Floating Solar Array in Southeast at Fort Bragg
2022-06-10 17:03:38
by Dan McCue

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The U.S. Army held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to celebrate the deployment of a floating solar array that not only is a first of its kind for the Department of Defense, but is also the... Read More

California Nearly Reaches 100% Renewable Energy Milestone
Renewable Energy
California Nearly Reaches 100% Renewable Energy Milestone
2022-05-05 17:10:16
by Dan McCue

FOLSOM, Calif. – California reached a major energy milestone on April 30, coming oh so close to having 100% of its energy produced from renewable resources. It happened on a Saturday afternoon when statewide energy demand hit 18,672 MW. Shortly... Read More

German Firm Builds Floating Solar Plant on Quarry Lake
Renewable Energy
German Firm Builds Floating Solar Plant on Quarry Lake
2022-04-20 21:21:00
by Dan McCue

MUNICH, Germany — Germany’s global renewable energy developer BayWa r.e. plans to turn on a floating solar power plant next month, a potential game changer in the sector that could help further reduce the country’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels... Read More

New England Grocers Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array in New Hampshire
Renewable Energy
New England Grocers Install Largest Rooftop Solar Array in New Hampshire
2022-04-18 19:26:15
by Dan McCue

PEMBROKE, N.H. — The Associated Grocers of New England, the largest retailer-owned, wholesale grocery distribution center in New England, has set a new standard in its commitment to sustainable business practices by covering a large piece of the roof of... Read More

NY’s Largest Solar Farm Project by Acreage Gains Approval
In The States
NY’s Largest Solar Farm Project by Acreage Gains Approval
2022-04-07 16:54:58
by Reece Nations

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Board on Electric Generation Siting and the Environment authorized Excelsior Energy Center LLC to construct and manage a 280-megawatt solar farm in the Town of Byron, located in Genesee County. Following a review... Read More

<strong>Report: 685 MW of Wind and Solar Projects Added to US Renewable Energy Portfolio in January</strong>
Renewable Energy
Report: 685 MW of Wind and Solar Projects Added to US Renewable Energy Portfolio in January
2022-03-08 22:24:43
by Dan McCue

NEW YORK — The United States’ capacity to generate energy from renewable resources grew by a new 685 megawatts in January thanks to the completion of one major wind farm and several solar projects, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence... Read More

Solar Energy Project to Power 25,000 Homes in Colorado
Energy
Solar Energy Project to Power 25,000 Homes in Colorado
2021-09-01 16:40:31
by Dan McCue

DENVER, Colo. -- Invenergy, a privately held developer of sustainable energy solutions, has begun work on a 127 megawatt project in Colorado that will generate enough electricity to power 25,000 homes while paying about $250,000 annually in local property taxes.... Read More

US Solar Energy Market Eclipses 100 Gigawatts
Energy
US Solar Energy Market Eclipses 100 Gigawatts
2021-06-15 18:07:12
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - The U.S. solar energy market has surpassed 100 gigawatts of installed electric generating capacity, doubling the size of the industry over the last three-and-a-half years, according to a new report from the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood... Read More

O’Halleran, A Warrior for Job Creation, Seeks Solar Energy Training for Veterans
Employment
O'Halleran, A Warrior for Job Creation, Seeks Solar Energy Training for Veterans
2020-03-19 15:02:34
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON - Rep. Tom O'Halleran, D-Ariz., is no stranger to fighting to create jobs and a stronger economy for all Americans. His latest effort in this area is co-sponsoring bipartisan legislation to foster workforce training for transitioning military personnel in... Read More

Texas Extends Tax Break That Helped Make It a Renewable Energy Powerhouse
State News
Texas Extends Tax Break That Helped Make It a Renewable Energy Powerhouse
2019-07-02 19:36:11
by Dan McCue

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed a pair of bills extending a property tax abatement that helped make the state a wind and solar energy powerhouse while also providing greater transparency for the program. The extension of the tax abatement,... Read More

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