CAP agencies make good partners for community solar
Community solar marketers can turn state mandates to serve low-income households into a lifeline by partnering with established anti-poverty infrastructure like Community Action Partnerships (CAPs). This strategy leverages CAPs’ trusted access to income-verified clients, offering a cheaper, faster, and more reliable solution to the industry’s soaring customer acquisition costs. Community solar is facing serious challenges. […]
Investors back battery expansion with new BrightNight and Plus Power deals
The deal for the new project in Arizona comes from a lending consortium, while Plus Power secures new funding to expand its New England footprint. From ESS News Key financing milestones have been hit for US projects and developments, both in standalone and hybrid energy storage. Power and digital infrastructure company BrightNight and and joint-venture- […]
How solar O&M partnerships drive increased IRR
Portfolio-level data from 350,000+ asset years reveals partnership-based O&M reduces corrective maintenance costs by 40-60% compared to traditional vendors. Asset managers need providers who address unique challenges beyond established playbooks. Asset managers consistently report that anything and everything can happen to their portfolios over 20+ year lifecycles. While established playbooks address most standard operational issues, […]
Qcells furloughs 1,000 Georgia workers due to U.S. Customs delays
The largest U.S. solar manufacturer is temporarily scaling back production and its workforce after shipments of necessary components were held up at U.S. ports, citing enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Qcells, the U.S. solar manufacturing arm of Korea’s Hanwha Solutions, announced it is furloughing approximately 1,000 manufacturing employees and reducing work […]
We Met NEO, the Viral Humanoid Robot + HatGPT
People have been waiting for a robot to do their chores since they watched “The Jetsons.” Can the company behind NEO finally make it happen? Kaynak: NY Times
Vigilante Lawyers Expose the Rising Tide of A.I. Slop in Court Filings
More lawyers are using artificial intelligence to write legal briefs. Some colleagues are publicizing the A.I.-generated errors. Kaynak: NY Times
China Resumes Some Chip Exports, Easing Fears of a Global Crunch
A leading German automotive supplier said it was again allowed to ship semiconductors that Beijing had barred for export. Kaynak: NY Times
Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions
Seven complaints, filed on Thursday, claim the popular chatbot encouraged dangerous discussions and led to mental breakdowns. Kaynak: NY Times
Is A.I. a Journalist or Just a Newsroom Tool?
A.I. has set off industrywide soul-searching about its potential and pitfalls. Kaynak: NY Times
Blue Origin Scrubs Launch of NASA’s ESCAPADE Mission to Mars
The second flight of the orbital rocket from Jeff Bezos’s space company was halted by weather. The company may try again on Wednesday. Kaynak: NY Times