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Utilities pump the brakes on climate commitments while giving more gas to fossil fuel
Most utilities failed Sierra Club’s annual report because they are building and maintaining too many fossil fuel plants and too few clean energy projects to keep up with demand. Utilities are backtracking on their climate commitments and giving more gas to fossil fuels, according to Sierra Club’s annual report that evaluates utilities on their transition […]
SPR shortens distance between solar sites and recycling facilities
The company has expanded rapidly to bring its services to all 50 states in the US and is already recycling end-of-life panels at scale, according to Brett Henderson, the CEO and co-founder of SPR. At RE+ 2025, SPR (solarpanelrecycling.com) highlighted the company’s steady expansion to streamline the processing of end-of-life PV panels. In his interview, […]
Efficiency first: How commercial real estate owners can thrive with solar
Amid soaring demand and shrinking solar subsidies, taking an efficiency-focused approach to energy management can offer a pathway to project success. America’s commercial real estate (CRE) portfolios are under a two-sided squeeze. On one side, electricity demand is exploding as data centers, reshored manufacturing, and fleets of EV chargers are plugged into buildings never designed […]
The era of cookie cutter solar has come to a close. Did it ever start?
Once shorthand for fast, uniform installs, “cookie-cutter solar” is giving way to site-specific, storage-integrated systems. System design has long been a critical point of differentiation for many solar installers, though some prioritize quicker, cheaper installs by relying on more standardized designs. By now, many solar experts agree that the industry has moved beyond that type […]
OMCO Solar launches new tracker controller for the U.S. market
The new OMCO Star Tracker Controller has a wireless range of more than one mile, according to Matt Kesler, the VP of Solar Technology at OMCO Solar. The company’s VP of Business Development, Eric Goodwin, says the company is using only domestically sourced steel in its products. At RE+ 2025, OMCO Solar launched its new […]
New control strategy for grid-forming inverters
Researchers in the United States have created a droop control strategy for grid-forming inverters that purportedly improves power system frequency stability. By using an exponential active power–frequency relationship, the novel technique optimizes the use of available headroom, reduces frequency deviations, and enhances overall grid resilience. Renewable energy resources using grid-forming inverters can actively regulate voltage […]
Corporate buyers are the core engine driving the U.S. renewable energy transition
Corporate buyers have led to the voluntary procurement of over 40% of the total capacity of U.S. solar and wind projects from 2014 to 2024. A report from the Clean Energy Buyers Association shows how corporate procurement drives the renewables market and mitigates project financial distress. Over the past ten years in the United States, […]
HiTHIUM targets AI data center market with energy storage solutions
The company’s ∞Power 6.25MWh 8h and ∞Power N2.28MWh 1h BESS solutions help AI data centers in the US address both long-duration and ultra-fast short-duration energy storage needs, according to Neil Bradshaw, HiTHIUM Application Engineering Director. At RE+ 2025, HiTHIUM showcased its ∞Power 6.25MWh BESS solution, which the company will be producing at its capacity of […]
With federal policy suppressed and energy affordability at center stage, researchers say states have options
Reversing federal policies will have “severe” impacts on electricity affordability, Resources for the Future says, but states can implement carbon pricing to drive down ratepayers’ energy prices and incentivize more renewable energy development. States that lack clean energy leadership and policies such as renewable energy portfolio standards are expected to see the highest electricity hikes […]
Community solar may have peaked in 2024, said Wood Mackenzie
Wood Mackenzie reported a 36% decline year over year for the first half of 2025 and forecasts 12% annual contraction through 2030. After a record year for installations in 2024, community solar dropped 36% year-over-year for the first half of 2025, said a report from Wood Mackenzie and the Coalition for Community Solar Access. The […]