Renewable Energy Investors Are Gearing Up For Another Big Year
Renewable energy stakeholders are getting an assist from coal producers, the community solar trend, overseas investors, and the IRA, too.
Community Solar
Michigan Can Get “Solar For All” Right With These Steps
Michigan, along with many other states, is set to receive significant funding under the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s Solar for All program (more than $156 million for Michigan specifically). With these funds the state can dramatically increase community and household access to the benefits of solar energy. The program requires that participating … [continued]
16 Rural Electric Cooperatives Will Leverage $7.3 Billion in Federal Funding to Deliver More Affordable,…
Projects represent historic investments of $29 billion in clean energy that will benefit 1 in 5 rural Americans The first wave of 16 rural electric cooperatives (co-ops) selected to receive the USDA’s Empowering Rural America (New ERA) funding plan to leverage their awards to deploy carbon-free energy to help power … [continued]
A 15 MW Microgrid In California, Community Solar In Alaska — The Solar Power Revolution…
Solar power in the US is growing by leaps and bounds, and microgrid and community solar projects are part of the reason why.
The US solar developer BlueWave has launched a suite of five agrivoltaic projects in Massachusetts, including a community solar angle that benefits local ratepayers as well as farmers.
The Killer Combo Of Agrivoltaics & Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
The US solar developer BlueWave has launched a suite of five agrivoltaics projects in Massachusetts, including a community solar angle that benefits local ratepayers as well as farmers.
Become a Community Science Partner with the Center for Collaborative Heat Monitoring
DALL·E generated image of a crowd of people moving together related to climate change
Utility-Scale Developers Seek Input From Renewable Energy Host Communities, But Experience Challenges Implementing Community Engagement
Berkeley Lab study reveals how industry engages with energy host communities when developing large wind and solar projects. The increasing deployment of utility-scale wind and solar energy across the US highlights debates about the appropriate role for the public in siting and permitting decisions. Important to these discussions is a … [continued]
Reunion Partners with Summit Ridge Energy to Facilitate $40 Million Sale of Tax Credits to…
Reunion, a leading clean energy finance company, today announced that it has collaborated with Summit Ridge Energy, the leading commercial solar company in the United States, to sell approximately $40 million of transferable tax credits from a portfolio of community solar projects in Virginia. The purchaser of these tax credits is a privately … [continued]
Community Solar Is Coming For Your Fossil Fuels
Microsoft and Pivot Energy have joined forces to pump up to 500 megawatts into the rapidly expanding community solar market.
Clean Power Alliance Announces Applications Open For 2024 Community Benefits Grant $325,000
Total of $325,000 in funding is available for local nonprofit organizations to advance clean energy goals Clean Power Alliance (CPA) is pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the 2024 Community Benefits Grant. The grant program, a partnership between CPA and Calpine Community Energy, has once again … [continued]
Staff from NREL and GRID Alternatives Colorado install rooftop solar panels during a volunteer event. Residential solar PV installations like these can benefit from NREL’s free SolarAPP+ automated permitting software. Photo by Joe DelNero, NREL.
How Much Money Can I Save With Solar Energy?
Lowering electricity bills is one of the main reasons why consumers may decide to install rooftop solar panels. Every household is different—from the size of the home, to the number of people living in it, to the electricity needs of those people, to where the buy their electricity—so calculating an … [continued]
