Sunrise brief: Slowing residential solar growth continues into 2024
Also on the rise: IRENA says world needs 1.1 TW of renewables per year, what’s in store for energy storage, and more.
Sunrise brief: Can anything topple lithium-ion?
Also on the rise: Tesla’s power play, New York announces clean hydrogen funds, solar wafer market oversupply, and more.
Sunrise brief: Solar can help with marijuana’s green problem
Also on the rise: Maryland community solar install to take just nine weeks. Debunking solar myth about land use. And more.
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Community Solar Act
A New Mexico judge upheld rules that prevent utilities from deducting transmission costs from solar bill credits received by customers.
The top five states for solar deployment in 2023
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released an overview of the top states for solar installation last year.
Massachusetts initiative assists affordable housing adoption of solar
The Massachusetts STAR program announced its fourth phase of program participants.
Sunrise brief: Solar generated 5.5% of U.S. electricity in 2023, a 17.5% increase
Also on the rise: Grid operators in California and Texas earn “B” grades, others score poorly. Calculating potential impact of EPA’s $7 billion Solar for All program. And more.
The importance of community solar in all-of-the-above renewable energy strategy
Recent studies show the many benefits of community solar, and to keep it on an upward trajectory, the Coalition for Community Solar Access encourages growth in third-party programs.
GameChange to expand U.S manufacturing of solar tracking to 35 GW
The tracker supplier reports that it will be able to deliver solar tracker systems that contain 70% domestic content with the potential to increase the percentage to over 85%.
U.S. community solar installations expected to more than double by 2028
The cumulative total of community solar installations is expected to reach 14 GW in the United States by 2028, according to a report by Wood Mackenzie.
