We've talked a lot lately about big solar plans by Virginia utilities and energy providers, and some of those big Amazon projects that are adding tons of capacity to Virginia's solar network, but there are also other very different efforts going on in other parts of...

At Sun Day Solar, we’re closely following advancements in central Virginia utility administration that have to do with enormous potential for the future of solar energy.   Here's a bright bit of news that shows how big the solar trend is in this area -- Dominion...

The concept of setting a tariff on foreign solar infrastructure is making big news this month. But what does it mean for the solar industry?   Some are claiming that China and other Asian countries are flooding the U.S. market with cheap imports that are...

Although we can see solar panels popping up on top of houses and everywhere else, we’re also getting new indicators of the renewable energy boom from other places.   Just this past week, the New York Times ran an interesting op-ed that really constituted a...

In the earlier days of solar energy, many of us thought of using natural sunlight to generate electricity as a kind of hippie pipe dream, the kind of thing that Arizona mystics do while they’re out in the desert messing around with crystals.   These days, you're...

Big news came from the U.S. Department of Energy this week about important benchmarks that the country has met in terms of solar power, and news about ongoing efforts.   One of the big things that a September 12 press release mentions is the Sunshot Initiative,...

Want another very clear example of what solar power can do in these days of affordable infrastructure, good battery technology and other innovations?   One of the biggest headlines coming out of North Africa right now is a multi-billion dollar plan to link up a...

Today’s energy landscape is confusing to a lot of people. The political landscape is Balkanized – some would like to “bring back coal” while others would prefer to move toward non-carbon-emitting renewables. But what’s really going on in business, on the ground where...

The solar industry is changing almost as fast as it’s growing. You can see a lot of this growth in the state of Virginia -- as massive retailer Amazon moves in to harness enormous amounts of sun power in multiple Virginia counties, big local utilities are also...

Up in Pennsylvania, utilities in the southeastern region are fond of promoting the fact that locals rely on nuclear power plants for roughly 90% of their energy needs. Nuclear is touted as a “clean” power source, with advocates pointing out that nuclear plants don’t...

Solar power in Virginia -- there's a lot going on now, but what about several years ago?   According to Virginia Places, the very first commercial-sized solar project in the state was done at Eastern Mennonite University in Harrisonburg. The roof of the library...

We tend to think of solar power infrastructure as big and imposing -- but not all solar projects are like this. Many of the newest ones are very simple and straightforward, and fit in pretty small spaces.   At the same time, solar versatility is booming; instead...