Meeting our climate goals while decarbonizing the power sector is forecast to create millions of clean energy jobs. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) expects the solar industry will need to grow from more than 330,000 employees now to between 500,000 and 1,500,000 workers by 2035 Read more
According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (EIA), about 20GW of new energy capacity was added in the first half of this year, and solar power accounted for almost 60 percent (12 GW of the 20GW total) of the energy capacity additions. Read more
A driver can easily get more miles from an hour of level 2 charging while their light-duty EV is parked and plugged into a charger than the average person drives in a day. Most EV charging is Level 2, which provides about 25 miles of range per hour of charging. Read more
Can renewables, battery storage, distributed energy, and VPP’s help utilities and customers navigate the impacts of extreme weather on our electric grid?
As the summers grow hotter and more intense, the need for reliable and resilient energy solutions becomes ever more critical. Read more
Last year, the US’s Energy Information Agency (EIA) forecast that over half (54%) of new electric-generating capacity would be solar, with a lot of it coming online near the end of the year Read more
In recent years, there has been a significant shift towards electric vehicles as the future of transportation. With global concerns about climate change and an increased emphasis on sustainability, more people are looking for green solutions for their everyday needs, including vehicle charging. Read more
As nearly $400 billion in Inflation Reduction Act investments boost renewable energy projects, much of the economic benefits are going to rural America.
In 2023, the U.S. solar market installed 32.4 GWdc (gigawatts direct current) of capacity, a remarkable 51% increase from 2022. This was the industry’s biggest year by far, exceeding 30 GWdc of capacity for the first time. Solar accounted for 53% of all new electricity-generating capacity added to the U.S. grid in 2023, slightly ahead of the forecasted 52% of added capacity for 2023. Read more
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) have developed a new approach to grid planning that could make it possible to power your home or business with the nation’s best and lowest-cost wind and solar energy, no matter where you live. Read more
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