Tackling affordable housing, climate action together under (or on) one roof
A 333 kW rooftop solar project was installed atop a modular home factory in Boulder, Colorado.
Largest solar project in Southwest Public Power Agency territory is activated
The 300 MW Box Canyon solar project was developed by BrightNight and Cordelio Power.
Sonnen launches virtual power plant in Canadian sustainable home community
As a prototype, the Blatchford Lands VPP begins with 100 Sonnen batteries deployed throughout the community, representing nearly a half a megawatt of power and over 2 megawatt hours of storage capacity that will support the Canadian energy grid.
Manitoba launches retrofit program to cut home heating costs
The Canadian province of Manitoba has launched the Affordable Home Energy Program to support ground-source heat pump adoption in electrically heated homes. The initiative, run by Efficiency Manitoba, offers no-upfront-cost options and could cut household electricity bills by up to CAD 1,000 ($730) per year.
To transition from fossil fuel to solar energy, researchers say ‘rules of the game’ must also shift
Pennsylvania State researchers found that solar opponents equated non-disclosure agreements with gag orders because of their unethical use within hydraulic fracking even though solar developers used the agreements for very different reasons.
Residential solar businesses are using AI
EnergySage, Scanifly, Freedom Forever, and Bodhi have all introduced AI-supported tools for solar design, customer service, and workflow management.
SolarEdge begins shipping U.S.-made batteries from new Utah facility
The power electronics manufacturer is now producing hardware for the U.S. solar industry in Florida, Texas and Utah.
West Virginia solar leader keeps beat to rhythms of industry reinvention
pv magazine USA spoke with the owner of a 30-year old solar installation firm, who shared tactics for navigating the threat of major policy change.
Budderfly activates multi-region virtual power plant
The company is now running grid flexibility services for small and mid-sized business customers across the CAISO, NE-ISO, PJM, and SPP independent system operator grids.
Meta inks 360 MW solar deal with Adapture Renewables
The largest corporate solar offtaker signed on for more Texas solar with Adapture Renewables, bringing the total capacity between the two companies to nearly 700 MW.
