Anne Fischer
US Senate passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: An industry reacts
Solar industry leaders weigh in on Senate passage of the IRA, the bill that carries $370 billion in energy security and climate spending.
SEIA and environmental groups comment on proposed changes to Community Reinvestment Act
In May federal banking regulators proposed sweeping changes, which include shoring up the underserved against climate disasters, but SEIA and environmental groups asked them to go further in financing renewables to benefit LMI communities.
Green car dealership powered by green energy
TC Chevy in Ashland, Oregon is installing pole-mounted solar on trackers manufactured locally by Stracker Solar.
GameChange Solar to add 6 GW to its US manufacturing capacity
The solar tracker manufacturer will begin operating a new manufacturing line somewhere in the Midwest in February 2023.
DOE offers $26 million to demonstrate that grid can run on clean energy
The Demonstration Program intends to fund up to 10 projects that show how large-scale solar, wind, and energy storage can support the power grid by automatically adjusting to changing demand and disruptions.
Community solar market forecast to grow 7 GW by 2027
State-level policy has fueled the growth, and pending legislation for community solar programs in five states could add another 1.2 GW, according to Wood Mackenzie
Pairing agrivoltaics and pollinator habitat with community solar in New York
Renewable Properties unveils a 16-project, 70 MW portfolio that considers land use, habitat and community needs in its design.
Bill Gates-backed fund invests in automated utility-scale solar installation platform
Terabase Energy raised $44 million in funding round, supporting digital and robotic platform for building utility-scale solar power plants.
It’s time to fix our nation’s broken interconnection process
The good news is that we know what to do. Interconnection has been studied extensively by numerous industry groups and research organizations, which have arrived at some essential guiding principles for reform.
DOE launches $20 million consortium to advance US-made cadmium telluride solar cells
The Cadmium Telluride Accelerator Consortium will work toward making continued cost and efficiency improvements that will make CdTe more competitive on the global market.
