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

The DOE aims to run a second round of the R-STEP programme with up to US$12 million in funding from the IRA. Image: US Department of Energy The US Department of Energy (DOE) has invested up to US$22 ...

A white paper explores how forward-thinking state policymakers and solar developers are moving beyond traditional property ...

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

To discuss this and related questions, the Ruckelshaus Institute at the University of Wyoming convened a collaborative process to generate proactive policy recommendations for consideration by State ...

According to American Clean Power, utility-scale solar is currently the third-largest renewable energy source in the world. And despite recent changes in law reducing future tax credits, solar power’s ...

Overwhelming opposition from county officials has likely killed a Republican bill that could shift authority over large-scale utility infrastructure projects from local governments to the state. Weeks ...

Research from Lund University has explored how Sweden is building out utility-scale solar in the absence of an overarching national strategy. The researchers told pv magazine that without clearer ...