Department of Energy to provide $40 million to train energy audit workforce
The Energy Audit Training program is intended to help states upskill their workforce to ensure that buildings transitioning to renewable methods of energy production meet industry standards.
Alliant Energy deploys six new solar projects in Wisconsin
The new batch of projects are among 12 utility-scale solar installations that are part of Alliant Energy’s clean energy blueprint.
More awareness of heat pump capabilities and incentives could drive adoption
Despite generous incentives offered for heat pumps, adoption by both homeowners and contractors may be stalled by lack of understanding of the function of today’s heat pumps or awareness of the incentives.
Sunrise brief: Wisconsin’s largest solar project is now operational
Also on the rise: Indoor bifacial solar cells, a grid-scale battery in Texas, solar for uninterrupted manufacturing, and more.
Nextracker spin-off from Flex is complete
Tracker and solar solutions provider Nextracker is now its own entity.
Direct Energy to power Boston Community Choice Electricity program
This municipal aggregation initiative will offer Boston residents 24% to 100% renewable electricity while reducing their utility bills by about 15%.
Indoor bifacial solar cell technology at CES 2024
Ambient Photonics touts its new solar cell as the future power source for connected devices, potentially eliminating the need for batteries.
Sunrise brief: Idaho cuts rooftop solar compensation rates
Also on the rise: Top ten articles on pv magazine USA in 2023. Make PV modules as cheap as possible, but not cheaper. And more.
Borrego Energy rebrands its O&M business
Newly-branded Cleanleaf Energy will focus on providing operations and maintenance services to utility and commercial solar and battery energy storage projects.
Another domino falls in rooftop solar net metering
Electric utility commissions across the nation are following the lead of California to cut compensation for rooftop solar generation. Is Idaho the next step in a death march for the industry?
