Macro-siting models that protect sensitive habitats and farmland from utility-scale development reduce permitting friction for a mere 0.17% cost premium.

A county-level agricultural economic model demonstrates that utility-scale solar expansion has a negligible impact on ...

Researchers have developed a model that identifies prime farmland, habitats critical for biodiversity and areas suitable for ...

If they notice the rows of solar panels overhead, the 75 lambs and ewes don’t show it. They’re too busy chowing down. “They ...

US thin-film solar module producer First Solar has commissioned a new R&D innovation center in Lake Township, Ohio. The company said it is the largest facility of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.

Large-scale solar power generates about 4% of all electricity in the U.S. Capacity has almost doubled in the last year. Smaller-scale installations – including solar panels on things like homes and ...

Rapid deployment of utility-scale solar projects is a critical piece to addressing climate change impacts associated with electricity generation. Utilities throughout the West are particularly keen on ...

Proposed changes to the US Bureau of Land Management’s Western Solar Plan would clear the way for large solar energy projects to be built across vast tracts of public lands in 11 western states. The ...

The Oil City Planning Commission agreed Wednesday that there is no way forward for a proposed solar development in a ...

Floating solar contractor D3Energy has signed a master lease with the Florida Dept. of Transportation (FDOT) to serve as the ...

Solar farms are becoming a familiar sight across New York as the state doubles down on renewable energy. New York has more ...