Massachusetts Community Solar Industry at Risk Due to Regulatory Changes

Kate Galbo

July 12, 2016 | Post Your Comment

More and more people are interested in ‘going solar,’ but most people cannot put solar panels on their roof. Imagine... Full Article

How Economics Finally Brought Community Solar to IREA

Joseph McCabe

July 12, 2016 | Post Your Comment

My uber-conservative utility, Intermountain Rural Electric Association (IREA) has been against solar since before I moved into the service territory in 2007. IREA's long-serving gen... Full Article

Going Net-Zero in California with the Help of Geothermal

Jennifer Delony

July 12, 2016 | Post Your Comment

When it was time to build its Americas headquarters in California to LEED Platinum and net-zero standards, power management solutions provider Delta looked to a geothermal exchange system... Full Article

Sustainable Women Series: Setting a National Net Zero Energy and Green Building Precedent

Gabrielle Rossetti

July 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Almost ten years ago, Built Green, an environmentally-friendly residential building program of the Master Builders Association of King and Snohomish Counties, began a proje... Full Article

EDF, World Bank Help Fund 420-MW Nachtigal Hydropower Plant in Cameroon

Elizabeth Ingram

July 8, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Electricite de France (EDF) and the World Bank are joining with the government of Cameroon to fund the €$1.2 billion (US$1.3 billion), 420-MW Nachtigal hydropower plant. Full Article

Unpacking the Home Battery Value Proposition

Anna Gretz

July 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

In recent years, solar has seen an unprecedented rise in installations, both on a large and small scale. Energy storage, however, hasn’t quite kept pace. Though home batteries present... Full Article

From eBay to pvBay – Getting Used to Used PV

William Hirshman

July 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Could the advent of online bazaars for secondhand PV components mean that PV, after decades of trying to grow its installed capacity, has come of age? [An amended version of this blog po... Full Article

Clean Coalition’s Community Microgrids - Episode 29 of Local Energy Rules Podcast

John Farrell

July 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Most microgrids today are single buildings that rely on diesel generators to run when the grid is out. They’re simple backup, redundant power. But some more advanced microgrids... Full Article

Mini-Doc: Behind the Scenes at the Collegiate Wind Competition

Simon Edelman

July 11, 2016 | Post Your Comment

In this short documentary, we follow three student teams who participated in the 2016 U.S. Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition in New Orleans. Full Article

JLM and Fronius Unveil Smart Solar and Storage Technology for the Home at Intersolar

Renewable Energy World Editors

July 13, 2016 | Post Your Comment

When you combine high-tech and energy, really cool things emerge. One of the cooler announcements this week at Intersolar came from JLM Energy in partnership with Fronius. Full Article

Rainfall Eases Venezuela’s Restrictions on Hydropower Energy Supplies

Gregory B. Poindexter

July 12, 2016 | Post Your Comment

Venezuela's government is lifting electricity rationing that began more than two months ago due to drought and rising temperatures that affected water levels at the 1,500-square-mile Guri Reservoir. Full Article

Transparent Utility Costs Key To Solar and Storage Growth

Jennifer Runyon

July 12, 2016 | Post Your Comment

According to Lynn Jurich, one of the co-founders of SunRun and a speaker during Intersolar’s opening ceremony on Monday night, the notion that solar customers are increasing costs for other ratepayers is false. “It’s a total red herring,” she said. Full Article