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Sunrun deploys 1st residential vehicle-to-grid plant in the US
Sunrun has activated the nation’s first residential vehicle-to-grid distributed power plant in partnership with Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), Maryland’s largest utility. The pilot program is dispatching energy from customers’ all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning trucks to the grid during periods of peak demand this summer and fall. The BGE and Sunrun partnership launched last… […]
Historic Howard Theatre in D.C. adds 106-kW rooftop solar array
The historic Howard Theatre in Washington, D.C., has added a new 106.82-kW rooftop solar array paired with storage with help from the DC Green Bank and DC Sustainable Energy Utility (DCSEU). The Howard Theatre is the oldest theater built for African American entertainment in U.S. history and was added to the National Register of Historic… […]
Clean energy jobs grew 3x faster than rest of U.S. economy in 2024
Clean energy jobs grew more than three times faster than the rest of the U.S. economy in 2024, adding almost 100,000 new jobs and bringing the total number of clean energy workers in U.S. to 3.56 million, according to the tenth annual “Clean Jobs America” report released today by the national, nonpartisan business group E2.… […]
SolarEdge begins exporting US-made residential inverters
SolarEdge announced its first international shipments are now underway from its U.S. manufacturing facilities. The first exports for the residential solar segment are now being shipped to international customers in Australia, with shipments to additional international markets expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. C&I solar products are also on track to begin international shipments… […]
Maryland Energy Administration opens grant funding for university solar projects
The Maryland Energy Administration today announced the availability of $8 million to help the state’s higher education institutions install solar energy systems. Through the Higher Education Clean Energy Program, the agency aims to create sustainable, energy-efficient campuses that serve as practical learning environments and hubs for renewable energy education and job creation. Now in its… […]
Intersolar changes Solar Games to point-based system, expands eligibility
Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) announced the 2026 Solar Games in San Diego, California, will feature two key changes: Point-based system: Instead of single-elimination, teams now compete for points each round. The teams with the highest totals advance, ensuring the top performers are in the finals. Updated eligibility: Teams that have competed two… […]
Boviet Solar adds another gigawatt of capacity at NC solar panel manufacturing facility
Boviet Solar announced the addition of its third PV module manufacturing production line at the company’s Greenville, North Carolina, factory. This expansion increases the facility’s annual PV module production capacity from 2 GW to 3 GW. The Greenville PV Module Factory (Phase I) began operations in April 2025 and produces Boviet Solar’s Gamma Series Monofacial… […]
OpenSolar 3.0 offers solar design, lead gen and workflow services for free
OpenSolar announced the new OpenSolar 3.0 — a software platform for solar installers that combines AI-powered design, lead generation and a fully integrated workflow — all free of charge. OS 3.0 is the company’s biggest release to date, reimagining the installer experience from first customer contact to system install and final payment. “OS 3.0 is… […]
RE+ 2025 clocks 37k attendees, over 1,000 exhibitors
The final numbers are in: RE+ 25 brought together more than 37,000 industry professionals and 1,325 exhibiting companies in Las Vegas. “By welcoming more than 37,000 attendees this year, we’ve once again demonstrated why this is the largest and most influential clean energy tradeshow in North America. As the U.S. faces new challenges and rapidly… […]
AI platform Pink aims to reduce residential energy customer acquisition costs
Data company 257 has launched Pink, an AI-powered platform for residential energy providers that aims to reduce acquisition costs. “Our mission is simple: to harness data and AI to help energy companies grow faster and accelerate residential electrification,” said Scott Rosenberg, co-founder and CEO of 257. “With Pink, every provider — of any size, in… […]