Anne Fischer
California community solar bill would lower costs for all with no cost-shift
A study by Aurora Research finds that AB 1260 would bring multiple benefits to all ratepayers in California including reducing peak demand while also avoiding expensive infrastructure upgrades.
How renewable energy projects can enhance ecosystems
On this Earth Day consider how by integrating ecological principles into the full value chain of renewable energy deployment we can create systems that restore and enhance natural processes while generating the clean power that society and the Earth deserve.
Legislation and action ramps up for virtual power plant industry
RMI’s virtual power plant coalition (VP3) released a progress report that indicates that state legislators, regulators and utilities initiated, advanced or expanded policy in support of virtual power plants.
Opsun opens solar racking manufacturing facility in North Carolina
With the majority of its projects located in the United States, plans were in motion years ago to expand manufacturing to the U.S., but passage of the IRA in 2022 accelerated those plans.
Investing in the solar manufacturing renaissance
BlueGreen Alliance lays out roadmap for increasing private investment in manufacturing, which has grown 71% since passage of Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
Net metering policies see significant revision in states across the U.S.
The recent 50 States of Solar report from NC Clean Energy Technology Center identifies three trends in state policy activities and the top five distributed solar actions in Q1 2025.
How robotics is reshaping solar module installation
With module sizes increasing, labor shortages worsening and workplace safety risks escalating, automation is a necessity.
Federal funding supports small New England brewery in clean energy efforts
A Rural Energy for America Program grant helped a New England brewery become energy independent, yet future funding for similar projects remains uncertain.
Community solar developer secures 150 MW of domestic solar modules from ES Foundry
The modules are manufactured using ES Foundry’s own crystalline bifacial passivated emitter and rear contact bifacial solar cells.
U.S. distributed solar grew 5.4 GW in 2024
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance study finds that five states saw increases of more than 30% in distributed solar capacity, one state grew by 50% and another doubled its capacity.
