Chris Crowell

Terrasmart’s topographic backtracking and irradiance-optimized tracking algorithms have been independently validated by DNV.

Sunrun’s 2025 national survey finds 80% of U.S. homeowners fear rising electricity costs tied to AI-era demand, 81% had a power outage in the past year.

The new financing—$15 million in equity led by Framework Ventures and $60 million in project funding from Turtle Hill Capital—backs Daylight’s plan to bundle rooftop solar, batteries, and grid services... View Article

MadTree Brewing’s urban forestry efforts expand again—targeting neighborhoods with low tree canopy and high community need.

Canada’s post-Greener Homes Loan solar market is moving from federal grants to provincial programs and private lending partnerships, led by Financeit and Charge Solar, as provinces decide whether — and how — to support rooftop solar adoption

From legacy Detroit lagers to mason-jar moonshine-style malt beverages, Michigan’s Benchmark Beverage Company is quietly building a blueprint for what post-craft growth can look like—without selling out or selling short When Benchmark Beverage Company announced in October that it had acquired the storied Altes Beer brand, it wasn’t just the revival of another retro label.Read More

Documenting “physical work of a significant nature,” for a solar project is facts-and-circumstances, and more open to interpretation and case law.

Create Energy continues to build its un-Evil Empire, this week announcing a strategic manufacturing partnership with Swiss-based Stäubli to produce a next-generation PV connector for solar tracker sites.

Intersolar & Energy Storage North America (IESNA) unveiled an expanded program for IESNA Texas, its regional event taking place November 18-19, 2025 at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center... View Article

The Trump Administration sought “energy dominance” in 2025 — and dominate they did. Reminiscent of the president’s WWE days, the administration put the solar industry in a series of submission holds: tariffs, FEOC rules, tax credit tweaks, new oversight from the Department of Interior — all aimed at slowing the post-IRA renewable boom.