Ben Zientara
New York can’t afford to wait: we need modern meter socket adapter rules now
New York is facing a dual crisis of energy affordability and bottlenecks to new generation interconnection. The New York Public Service Commission can take action to make affordable technologies available to New Yorkers.
PowerBank announces $1.1M in new funding for New York community solar project
The 7.1 MW Jordan Rd 2 project funding announcement comes nearly one month after similar news about the company’s 7 MW Jordan Rd 1 project. Both installations will operate as community solar facilities following construction.
New pilot program from kWH Analytics will reward hail-ready solar projects with lower insurance costs
The program will launch in collaboration with Nextpower and feature data sharing for asset owners who employ the latter company’s NX Horizon trackers with Hail Pro technology. kWh Analytics says additional technologies and practices will enable future savings.
Inverter-based resource performance history leads to regulatory change
Three new NERC Standards — PRC-028, 029 and 030 — are designed to improve grid reliability
Maxeon filing reveals the company has applied for restructuring in Singapore court
Company statements in the filing indicate it will seek an arrangement between itself and creditors that may allow it to survive “as a going concern.”
Why Chemical and Materials Science Engineers Are the Unsung Heroes of Solar Innovation
For most of the solar industry’s modern history, progress has been framed as a story of physics. Higher efficiencies came from better cell architectures, improved passivation schemes, and optimization of semiconductor performance. That framing was accurate for a long time. As photovoltaic technologies approach their theoretical efficiency limits and global manufacturing capacity reaches unprecedented scale, […]
Maine becomes third state to pass plug-in solar legislation
The Pine Tree State joins Utah and Virginia in advancing a law that establishes rules for small plug-in solar generation devices.
FlexGen moves to expand offerings with acquisition of Clean Energy Services
The move will see CES added as a subsidiary of the parent company, enabling continuation of service to existing customers and opportunities for expansion.
Rooftop solar now accounts for one fifth of Puerto Rico’s generation capacity
Distributed solar additions have vastly outpaced all other forms of generation as the territory’s overall power generation capacity continues to grow.
Dimension Energy announces $650 million in new financing for community solar
Contributions from five partners will support a 132 MW portfolio of 25 community solar projects across four states.
