May 2017

Whether played at a casino, at a buddy’s house or online, poker has become increasingly popular throughout the past several years. A host of TV shows and related merchandise are even dedicated to it. Granted, some versions of the card game are more complicated than others, but there’s perhaps no more exciting version than no-limit [...]

On March 28, President Trump formally shifted direction in U.S. climate and energy policy with the release of an executive order to review and likely attempt to roll back the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan (CPP), as well as other climate executive actions. Aimed to reduce carbon pollution from existing power plants, the [...]

“Solar is so adaptable, it’s unbelievable. You can pretty much put it anywhere,” says Phil Cavallo, president and CEO of Massachusetts-based installer Beaumont Solar. Nonetheless, that doesn’t mean solar projects are without their challenges, and some installs are undoubtedly more difficult than others. In fact, as sustainability and clean energy grow more popular among homeowners, [...]

Newly certified U.S. commercial drone operators since late August 2016: 37,000. Newly installed U.S. solar capacity in all of 2016: 14.8 GW. These numbers, laid out in March by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), respectively, painted a picture of two growing industries from two different worlds. In a speech, [...]

It’s simple, really: The energy industry needs to change. The bulk grid electricity system is antiquated, inefficient and costly to maintain. The current system has remained largely unchanged for the past 100 years, and it is no longer sustainable, given the threat of climate change that brings increasing severity of damage from storms. Imagine what [...]

Utility-scale solar system costs have steadily declined across the U.S. in recent years, falling between 14.9% and 17.4% in 2016 alone and pushing power purchase agreements (PPAs) into a range competitive with fossil fuel generation. This downward pricing trend will continue as efficiencies increase, making the price of solar more and more competitive in U.S. [...]

First Solar Looks To Shed 8point3 Energy Yieldco First Solar Inc., a U.S.-based vertically integrated solar company, has announced it is exploring options to sell its interests in 8point3 Energy Partners, a yieldco joint venture with SunPower Corp. The announcement comes after First Solar revealed a restructuring initiative in November, including plans to fast-forward to [...]

UMass Boston To Save Up To $5M With Solar Contract A new 3.9 MW solar installation built atop Boston Business Park is expected to help the University of Massachusetts, Boston (UMass Boston) avoid up to $5 million in energy costs over the next 20 years through virtual net metering, according to Borrego Solar Systems. National [...]

The Top 10 PV Tracker Suppliers Of 2016 NEXTracker and Array Technologies Inc. (ATI) “remain far and away the leading suppliers of PV tracker systems globally,” according to IHS Markit analysts. In a new research note, the analysts rank the top 10 PV tracker suppliers of 2016, a record-breaking year for the solar industry overall, [...]

New York VDER Order Is An Important First Step In March, the state of New York reached a milestone. The first phase of the Value of Distributed Energy Resources (VDER) order was approved by the New York Public Service Commission (PSC), setting the state on a path toward a modern system with clean energy and [...]