Community

The program includes low-to-moderate-income subscribers, affordable housing providers, and organizations working with disadvantaged communities.

Nexamp is developing the nearly two dozen solar projects across the Empire State. Energy will power Walmart retail outlets and a distribution center.

TVA currently has no plan to achieve emission-free power and that is frustrating advocacy groups along with a handful of TVA member companies.

Also on the rise: New Jersey regulators vote to offer new net metering incentives, Mechatron Solar receives a patent for a gearless dual-axis tracker, and GEBs may save gobs of money for building owners and power providers.

The Successor Solar Incentive Program emerged from a mandate to replace the state’s existing solar program with incentives that encourage solar development while minimizing ratepayer cost.

Also on the rise: Tesla said it is working to ‘dramatically’ improve its solar roof installation performance, FPL’s ‘community solar’ program hits its ceiling, and Michigan and Wisconsin look to expand their own community solar offerings.

Michigan and Wisconsin have both introduced community solar legislation, banking on the success that neighboring Minnesota has had with community installations.

Also on the rise: A solar-friendly infrastructure bill is facing early tests in Congress, the NAACP develops solar power principles to address inequity, and more energy storage enters service in California.

A new report argues for the largest solar buildout the country has ever seen, which it said would create 1.77 million jobs and drive $69 billion in energy savings over five years.

Also on the rise: More minerals and metals will need to be produced for the clean energy transition, new reports say; and S-5! launches a solar project app.