EIA data show U.S. small-scale (under 1 MW) solar rose from 18,812 GWh to 92,979 GWh in a decade, led by California, Arizona, Texas and Florida.
Northside Hub in Poughkeepsie converted the Standard Gage factory into a solar-powered campus in a $43.7 million redevelopment led by Scenic Hudson.
Plainview High solar project expected to cut electricity costs by approximately 46% and build on prior district efficiency work, per the district.
Agrivoltaics can boost farm income, but EU research shows profits often favour large landowners and investors unless rules secure local gains.
Solar-powered data centers place modular RELIC compute at solar farms to consume curtailed DC power; Rune plans 100 MW of compute over the next 12 months.
Panamint’s $1.7B Big Rooter solar project will add 1.2 GW solar and 1.6 GWh battery, bring about 800 jobs and a 10-year, 100% equipment tax abatement.
Northampton solar panels plan would add 232 panels to Royal & Derngate’s roof to meet 100% of its energy needs and cut 20,658 kg CO2 per year.
Analysis finds large-scale solar in northern China cuts dust-driven pollution, lifts WHO air-quality ratings and adds to gains from cutting fossil fuels.
The Pentagon is funding space solar power work with an investment in Overview Energy, a Virginia startup developing satellites to beam energy to ground
USDA’s REAP rule changes largely bar ground-mounted and >50 kW solar on cropland, prompting lawsuits by Environmental Law & Policy Center and Earthjustice.