Mainstreaming grid flexibility to make room for renewables
A strategic and coordinated approach to integrate various clean energy solutions into the grid is vital to making space for the surge of renewables and electrification across the country, which is where “grid flexibility” enters the scene.
An ag-tech revolution powered by the sun
The growing role that agrivoltaics can play in helping to significantly reduce energy costs and meet clean energy targets.
Defining domestic content in solar projects
A closer look at guidance on the Inflation Reduction Act domestic content adder.
How to meet the need for certified EV infrastructure maintenance experts
Technological advancements are informing the way maintenance specialists are trained and deployed in the industry.
Power Struggle: The grid barrier stifling community solar
Interconnection, or the process of acquiring a utility’s permission to connect to the local distribution grid, threatens to derail tremendous progress being made across the country to build out innovative types of energy, including community solar.
BESS thermal events: What to know and what to expect
Recent thermal events have demonstrated that to benefit from these systems, we need to ensure that there is a greater understanding of potential issues that should be considered with BESS installations.
New IRA rules expand access to community solar
The Inflation Reduction Act is opening the door to new business models that will dramatically accelerate the development of community solar and the benefits it provides to consumers, while also simplifying the process.
Building not your average dream home: Finding an architect
The second in the series of building a sustainable dream home led the author on a search for the right architect and builder during which she ran into a few challenges.
The quiet shift from central to string inverters in utility-scale solar
Central inverters still dominate the U.S. utility solar market but string inverters are beginning to get more traction in 10+ MW projects.
Solar sales don’t need to be quick or accurate – they need to be both
A compelling proposal is crucial to grabbing the homeowner’s interest before they close the door and head back inside.
