Image by Como una Reina from Pixabay ) Solar module manufacturing capacity in the United States now exceeds 31 gigawatts (GW) — a nearly four-fold increase since the Inflation Reduction…
A solar array in rural Illinois. Credit: Joseph Gage / Creative Commons ) As renewable energy development accelerates, securing optimal sites for solar and wind projects is increasingly challenging in…
Boise Solar, a 54 MWac solar project developed by Origis Energy. Courtesy: Origis Energy) For the first time, the Idaho State Board of Land Commissioners has voted to approve a…
Courtesy: Lightsource bp) Lightsource bp’s privately funded Honeysuckle Solar project in St. Joseph County, Indiana has entered commercial operation. The 188-megawatt (MW) facility will power the $2 billion data center…
A rendering of TOYO’s new 2-gigawatt capacity solar module facility in Ethiopia. Courtesy: TOYO) Japanese solar manufacturer TOYO Co., Ltd. (TOYO) is finalizing plans for a 2-gigawatt capacity module factory…
Dominion Energy Virginia’s Gloucester Solar facility in Gloucester County, Va. (Courtesy: Dominion Energy Virginia) One of the fastest-growing power markets in the United States has attracted another 1.5 gigawatts of…
Blue Goose Solar, a 2 MWac solar photovoltaic (PV) farm in Morrison, Whiteside, Illinois. Courtesy: Summit Ridge Energy Two bills working their way through the Illinois General Assembly promise to…
A Tesla Power Wall outside a home outfitted with solar panels. Courtesy: Sunrun) Chris Rauscher is the head of grid services and virtual power plants at Sunrun. His company runs…
President Joe Biden signs the Inflation Reduction Act into law on August 16, 2022 (courtesy: The White House) Clean energy companies say the federal Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has improved…
