West Virginia

The EIA study found that increasing solar states experienced outages of less than 102 minutes, while states with prohibitive markets for solar saw outages of more than 19 hours.

OYA Renewable and Oil Well Shares announced a new joint venture to roll out solar, wind and storage facilities on private land spanning Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Also on the rise: 50 States of solar incentives: West Virginia. California extends solar property tax exemption, Missouri does not. And more.

A state that is in the heart of coal country has been slow to adapt to clean energy, but the tide may be turning.

Also on the rise: Borrego makes its first major push into utility-scale O&M. West Virginia coal ash landfill to be replaced by solar energy facility. And more.

Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, a 6 MW project will replace the permanently closed site.

The Department of Energy is launching demonstration projects to revitalize mine lands, create jobs, and generate clean energy.

Also on the rise: The sky may not be falling: Heliene CEO speaks on anti-circ investigation. To speed interconnection, consider public control of grid operators, says law professor. Sachs polls says 86% of Florida voters want Gov. DeSantis to veto anti-solar bill. Maryland Climate Solutions Now Act of 2022 moves to the Governor’s desk. Virginia Governor signs property tax exemption for solar installations up to 25kW. Solar drone inspection provider Raptor Maps secures $22 million Series B.

Also on the rise: Recurrent Energy sells Gaskell West solar-plus-storage projects to Matrix Renewables. Designs, control strategies for PV-integrated shading devices. EagleView high-resolution aircraft imagery-enabled platform may cut solar sales to install by two weeks. Fronius releases solar design tool. 250MW solar project planned for former West Virginia coal mine.

The installation will be the largest in the state’s history by far, representing more than 10 times the capacity that the state has installed to date.