04 Haz, 2026

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… […]

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… […]

Dimension Energy cuts ribbon on 3.12-MW rooftop community solar project in NJ

On Sept. 24, Dimension Energy celebrated the grand opening of the largest community solar project in Union Township, New Jersey. Amid an energy cost crisis in New Jersey, the new 3.12-MW rooftop community solar project at 750 Union Ave. will save over 450 households an average of $900/year on their energy bills.. Dimension’s portfolio of… […]

Solar generation broke new records the same month HR1 was signed into law

A review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data just released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveals that despite Donald Trump’s signing the Republican Congress’ anti-renewables legislation in early July, solar-generated electricity ballooned by over 30% during the month while wind grew by almost 14%. Solar electrical generation set new records in July… […]

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… […]

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… […]

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… […]