Anne Fischer
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.
Largest solar installation in Idaho Power grid to support data center
Pleasant Valley Solar project partners are contributing to two scholarships to help boost community workforce needs and bolster energy labor market.
Clean energy tax credits as economic drivers
Labor-led organization finds that the Investment and Production Tax Credits support hundreds of energy projects, create good-paying jobs, protect ratepayers from rising energy bills, and boost energy security in the U.S.
Logistical challenges of replacing solar modules and inverters in Bermuda
After severe weather damaged solar modules and inverters in an island installation, replacement included following jurisdictional regulations spanning three countries, using both land and sea shipping, and matching discontinued hardware.
Waaree Energies to double its solar module manufacturing in Texas
This expansion comes at a critical time for the U.S. solar industry with much uncertainty around supply chains and pressure to increase domestic output.
