U-M is targeting 25 MW distributed across Dearborn, Flint, and Ann Arbor campuses.

The Elite Series of solar modules for residential solar installations feature conductive backsheets for improved production.

Community solar is a viable path to bill savings for those who aren’t able to install rooftop solar, reports Sarah Moon, senior director of community solar origination at DSD Renewables.

At a campground in southern California, 3,500 solar panels were mounted on canopies at a recreational vehicle storage area. Analysis by Yale University suggests that carports in the state could meet about one-third of the state’s electricity demand.

Energy storage emerges as a solution to increase the utilization of intermittent renewable resources and increases in importance as wind and solar generation saturates markets.

House Bill 1370 would cut net metering rates in the state, severely damaging the value of customer-owned solar.

Net metering caps would be expanded and community solar access widened in Senator Jason Anavitarte’s bill.

Falling well short of expectations, renewable energy deployment slowed 16% year-over-year, according to an American Clean Power report.

pv magazine reviews the California NEM 3.0 rule change and explores remaining options for prospective residential solar customers, along with how a residential solar installer can win in this new environment.

The capacity joins the existing 107 GW of solar on the U.S. grid, signaling that the energy transition is well underway.