Rachel Metea
Midwest Solar Expo rebrands to Intersolar & Energy Storage North American Midwest
Rebranded as IESNA Midwest, the annual event will be Intersolar’s first Midwestern show.
ANSI approves SEIA’s standards on consumer protection, solar operation and maintenance
The two ANSI-accredited standards provide guidance on ethical sales and contracting practices, and on maintaining solar and storage systems to maximize performance, longevity and safety.
Tackling affordable housing, climate action together under (or on) one roof
A 333 kW rooftop solar project was installed atop a modular home factory in Boulder, Colorado.
To transition from fossil fuel to solar energy, researchers say ‘rules of the game’ must also shift
Pennsylvania State researchers found that solar opponents equated non-disclosure agreements with gag orders because of their unethical use within hydraulic fracking even though solar developers used the agreements for very different reasons.
Meta inks 360 MW solar deal with Adapture Renewables
The largest corporate solar offtaker signed on for more Texas solar with Adapture Renewables, bringing the total capacity between the two companies to nearly 700 MW.
New York passes bill requiring transparency of Power Authority’s renewable projects
The Public Renewables Transparency Act will create more oversight in how the New York Power Authority is making progress in its renewable energy strategic plan.
Minnesota saves community solar program
A debate to repeal of one of the country’s most successful community solar programs offers a window into other states’ battles to implement similar programs.
Louisiana passes solar setback law, but still allows parishes, landowners control
In the aftermath of a small surge in utility-scale projects that created division among Louisiana parishes over solar restrictions, Gov. Landry passed a law creating setback requirements, which landowners can opt-out of, but also opens the door to parishes imposing tighter local restrictions.
Yes in my backyard: research rejects ‘NIMBY’ hypothesis for solar opposition
Most people who live near large-scale solar projects have positive or neutral feelings about the solar project and only 18% would be opposed to additional solar projects, found a national survey published in Frontiers in Sustainable Energy Policy.
Array Technologies to acquire APA Solar
Solar tracker provider Array Technologies entered an agreement to acquire Ohio-based solar racking company APA Solar for $179 million.
