Photo: Solect Energy Renters can’t access rooftop solar benefits because they don’t own their roofs – but this workaround will reduce your electricity bill. Electrek spoke with Bruce Stewart, CEO of Perch Energy, one of the US’s largest pure-play community solar providers that’s connected over 23,000 subscriptions, about how renters can tap into solar. And community…

As the pace of electric vehicle (EV) adoption accelerates nationwide, Duke Energy said it launched an EV charger rental program in North Carolina that enables residential and business customers to lease an EV charger from the company at a monthly cost, which covers hardware, warranty and maintenance. …

Published: January 28, 2024 Autel Energy introduced the MaxiCharger DC HiPower at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2024. Following the initial deployment in Europe, Autel said it is extending its high-power charging network globally. The North American expansion began with facilities in Anaheim and North Carolina, with further developments across Europe, APAC and other regions.…

Photo: Sun Bear Solar Project The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is going to build the Sun Bear Solar Project, one of the US’s largest solar farms, in Colorado. The up to 971 megawatt (MW) solar farm will sit on around 4,000 acres of Ute Mountain Ute tribal land, nine miles south of the tribe’s capital,…

Published: January 25, 2024 EVCS and Presto Charging entered a strategic partnership wherein Presto's EV customers, such as fleets, mobility providers and businesses, will now have direct access to EVCS' network of over 1,000 chargers on the West Coast. Through the Presto app, fleets will be able to locate EVCS sites, access live status…

Photo: SOLARCYCLE Solar panels made in the US’s largest silicon-based solar panel factory will now be recycled, thanks to a new partnership. February 15: It’s been a helluva week for solar recycling company SOLARCYCLE. Following its announcement on Monday that it’s partnered with solar panel maker Qcells, it’s now announced that it will open…

Photo by Cindy Shebley on Pexels.com In 2022, US small-scale rooftop solar saw a tenfold increase over the last decade, according to a new report – here’s why and what needs to happen next. In 2022, residential rooftop solar produced enough energy to power 5.7 million US households, according to “Rooftop Solar on the Rise,” a new…

Photo: Carrier HVAC Heat pump installation has to become more affordable to make adoption more compelling in the US, but in the meantime, there are ways to mitigate that cost. Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) just published a paper in the journal Joule titled, “Heat pumps for all?…

"Oregon Coast, Brookings Oregon" by JoeDuck is licensed under CC BY 2.0. In a first, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has finalized two offshore wind energy areas (WEAs) off Oregon’s coast. BOEM said the WEAs total around 195,012 acres and have 2.4 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy potential. The Coos Bay WEA…

Photo: SOLARCYCLE Solar panels made in the US’s largest silicon-based solar panel factory will now be recycled, thanks to a new partnership. The newly announced solar panel recycling agreement between Qcells and SOLARCYCLE is a first-of-its-kind partnership between a large solar panel maker and an advanced solar recycler in the US. Recycled materials from…