Rachel Metea
SEIA drafts standard for solar, energy storage installations on commercial and industrial properties
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is seeking public comment on the draft for its upcoming standard that will establish the design, installation and quality requirements for solar and energy storage installations on large commercial and industrial properties.
Baltimore eases restrictions on solar projects after Maryland passes new bill
Baltimore County Council passed a bill that echoes a national trend in local governments grappling with statewide bills that prohibit their power from saying no to solar.
Neighbors’ concerns drive Indiana’s clean energy regulations
Neighbors’ attitudes and information from peers have a stronger influence in Indiana’s communities than expert-based information when determining renewable energy regulations and development, researchers from Purdue University found.
Meta signs on for two more Texas solar projects
Meta continues to be the country’s top corporate solar user and require additional energy as its data centers multiply across the country.
Solar’s ‘remarkable’ boom in Trump country
A wave of solar projects and manufacturing investments have poured across states that voted for Trump last November.
Solar recycling facility opens in New Jersey
Commercial Solar Panel Recycling said its permit to open the facility was the first of its kind specific to solar recycling.
Ohio Supreme Court rejects local opposition to block 325 MW solar project
Despite Ohio’s intensified local opposition and restrictive solar restrictions in recent years, the state’s Supreme Court sided with the Ohio Power Siting board to allow a 350 MW project in central Ohio.
SunPower regains Nasdaq compliance, reports first profitable quarter in four years
After regaining Nasdaq compliance, the company announced its first profitable quarter in four years, though its financial results have not yet been audited.
Solar grazing supports healthier soil, food for sheep, study finds
Solar sheep grazing helps to create a beneficial dual-use environment, found American Solar Grazing Association in a two-year study conducted at 31 different solar sites.
Local opposition threatens clean energy transition
Unprecedented local opposition and anti-solar local ordinances, along with softened federal support from the Trump administration, is driving a need for a new generation of state solar rights statutes, researchers conclude in a forthcoming paper from Arizona State University’s College of Law.
