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Bowman acquires solar modeling company Sierra Overhead Analytics
Bowman Consulting Group, a national engineering services and project management firm, has acquired the assets of California-based Sierra Overhead Analytics (SOA) and its technology affiliate ORCaS. SOA is an engineering firm providing technology-centric civil design, precision mapping and hydrology services to a wide range of energy and general infrastructure customers. ORCaS provides proprietary tools for… […]
Virginia report finds 16% of resi solar projects that begin permitting process are abandoned
The Environment Virginia Research & Policy Center released a new report, “A 21st-Century Permitting Regime for Rooftop Solar and Home Batteries in Virginia,” at the Virginia Clean Energy Summit. The report, co-authored with Permit Power and the Chesapeake Solar and Storage Association (CHESSA), details the current state of solar permitting in Virginia. As energy demand… […]
WattFlow launches new proposal software for C&I energy storage, microgrids
WattFlow, a new software platform for C&I energy storage and microgrid sales teams, has officially launched. Designed to streamline project qualification and proposal creation, WattFlow enables sales professionals to generate accurate, customer-ready proposals in less than ten minutes. Traditionally, sales teams in the C&I storage market face long delays waiting on engineering support to model… […]
Chest physicians say climate change is bad for lung health, so they install solar on HQ
Hardt Electric has completed an installation of Maxeon Solar panels at the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST) headquarters in Glenview, Illinois. As an organization dedicated to improving lung health worldwide, CHEST has long recognized the link between climate change, air quality and respiratory wellness. CHEST’s decision to invest in renewable energy reflects its commitment… […]
Xcel Energy proposes 200-MW distributed battery storage network across Minnesota
Xcel Energy released a new proposal to build out a battery storage network across Minnesota, optimizing the state’s energy grid and helping the company meet the growing electricity needs of the communities it serves. Under its Capacity*Connect proposal, Xcel Energy will install up to 200 MW of battery storage resources at strategic locations on the… […]
Arevon brings 264 MW of solar online in Indiana
Arevon Energy’s latest solar projects, Ratts 1 and Heirloom Solar projects in Pike County, Indiana, are now operational. Together, the projects add 264 MWDC of solar power to the grid. Ratts 1 and Heirloom represent an investment of nearly $400 million and will disburse more than $86 million to local governments over their lifespans, supporting… […]
District court rules renewable energy must be considered in Puerto Rico energy rebuild
Conservation and community groups have won a legal challenge to federal plans to spend billions of dollars to rebuild Puerto Rico’s electric grid back to the centralized, fossil fuel-dependent status quo instead of investing post-disaster funding in distributed renewable energy. Thursday’s ruling by the U.S. District Court in Puerto Rico holds that the Federal Emergency… […]
SMA plans to cut 350 more jobs in residential and commercial solar business
Last week, SMA Solar announced further layoffs as part of ongoing restructuring in its residential and commercial business lines. The company plans to cut approximately 300 full-time jobs in Germany and 50 full-time jobs internationally in Asia and South America through the end of 2026. No U.S. jobs are included in this announcement, according to… […]
Span smart electrical panels certified to new UL 3141 standard ahead of 2026 NEC requirement
All four of Span’s newest smart panel models have been certified for performance and safety under UL 3141 certification, the first smart panels to receive the certification. UL 3141 is the highest safety standard for power control systems (PCS), a category of devices that manage electrical loads to keep power within defined limits. Underwriters Laboratories… […]
Madison Energy Infrastructure acquires NextEra Energy Resource’s distributed generation business
Madison Energy Infrastructure, a renewable energy developer, completed the acquisition of NextEra Energy Resources‘ distributed generation development platform. The transaction includes a portfolio of operating solar and energy storage assets, a pipeline of under-development projects and customers across 25 states, and a team of industry professionals. With this acquisition, Madison’s ecosystem now totals nearly 1… […]
