GAF Energy’s new nailable solar shingle factory in Texas is about to make the company the world’s largest solar roofing producer. The San Jose, California-based company is the sister company of GAF, the largest roofing and waterproofing company in North America. Its 450,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Georgetown, north of Austin, is now complete.…

Michigan will become the 12th state to pass landmark legislation that sets a 100% clean electricity deadline for utilities. The legislation passed by the Michigan House and Senate, which will imminently be signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), is known as the Clean Energy Future Plan. It will require Michigan utilities to source…

CALSTART announced the launch of a project to guide investment in commercial medium- and heavy-duty (MHD) zero-emission vehicle (ZEV) infrastructure along I-95, one of the nation’s most heavily traveled freight routes. The company said its East Coast Commercial ZEV Corridor project will incorporate input from fleet operators, the charging and fueling industry, utilities and communities…

BP has started construction on its 187MWdc Peacock Solar project, located 10 miles north of Corpus Christi in San Patricio County, Texas, helping support the global transition to lower carbon energy. According to BP, Peacock will sell all of the electricity it generates under a long-term power purchase agreement to Gulf Coast Growth Ventures (GCGV),…

What was once the world’s largest steel mill is about to become Maryland’s first permanent offshore wind turbine factory. From world’s largest steel mill to offshore wind This week, the US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration awarded $47.4 million to the new factory, called Sparrows Point Steel. Six Maryland lawmakers (all Democrats) issued…

The city of Lakeland, Florida, has approved 77 homes featuring solar and storage that will be linked together to form a community microgrid. The $4.2 million pilot project, which is being developed by utility Lakeland Electric, microgrid developer BlockEnergy, and housing developer Highland Homes, will be called Myrtlebrook. Each of the 77 new homes…

Autel Energy has announced the official launch of its MaxiCharger DC HiPower, available for customers across the United States. Autel says this charging product sets new industry benchmarks by delivering a remarkable maximum power of 640kW for fast charging needs. The MaxiCharger DC HiPower uses ultra-fast charging to accelerate revenue and user engagement, the company says. With…

Solar energy powering grid Source: Shutterstock Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), which serves over 1 million customers in central and northern New Jersey, is going to make its largest power grid upgrade in company history. JCP&L said today that it’s filing a new infrastructure improvement program with the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities to upgrade…

Autel Energy has announced the official launch of its MaxiCharger DC HiPower, available for customers across the United States. Autel says this charging product sets new industry benchmarks by delivering a remarkable maximum power of 640kW for fast charging needs. The MaxiCharger DC HiPower uses ultra-fast charging to accelerate revenue and user engagement, the company says. With…

Kentucky’s largest utility requested a nine-fold increase in solar and battery storage, and the state’s regulators just approved it. LG&E/KU’s big solar + battery bump Louisville Gas and Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E/KU) applied to the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) to install 877 megawatts (MW) of solar generation and 500 MWh of battery storage,…