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The Solar Policy Scoop: October 2025
Arizona governor signs executive order in support of solar development Phoenix, Arizona Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed an executive order in September establishing the state’s commitment to renewable energy growth in the face of unprecedented federal backlash. The order establishes a task force to facilitate large-scale energy growth and speed permitting to address rapidly increasing… […]
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… […]
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… […]
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… […]
