[ad_1] Global solar and wind installations have reached one trillion watts (1 terawatt) in capacity, recently released BloombergNEF (New Energy Finance) analysis shows. The big picture: This milestone accounted for installations that have occurred over the past 40 years, with 90{0b7da518931e2dc7f5435818fa9adcc81ac764ac1dff918ce2cdfc05099e9974} having been installed within the past 10 years. Product and installation costs for wind […]

[ad_1] The Solar Energy Industries Association has let go of Executive Vice President and counsel Tom Kimbis and VP of Federal Affairs Christopher Mansour. Abigail Ross Hopper, SEIA’s president and CEO, told SolarWakeup that revisions to the organization’s strategic vision required a realignment of resources, although Mansour would be replaced. “We have nothing but positive […]

[ad_1] Welcome back to the second half of our two-part article about company energy policies when it comes to on-grid net-metering. Last time we talked about the real costs associated with connecting your solar panels to the grid; and how energy companies control what you earn back per watt-hour. And how it’s not always actually […]

[ad_1] Vivint Solar Inc., a full-service residential solar provider, has announced plans to expand the availability of its residential solar energy systems into Illinois. Services will initially begin in the Greater Chicago area, marking the company’s first expansion into the Midwest region. Vivint Solar also plans to create over 100 jobs in the state within the […]

[ad_1] Huntley Community School District 158 soon will have three of the largest solar panel installations at Illinois public schools. The district is partnering with California-based Forefront Power to install solar panels with 5.6 megawatts of photovoltaic capacity across its campuses in Algonquin, Huntley and Lake in the Hills. The ground-mounted installations are expected to […]