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INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Singapore-based maker of solar-cell panels used to generate electricity announced Tuesday it will create a U.S. headquarters and manufacturing facility in downtown Indianapolis. Bila Solar plans to spend $35 million to renovate an existing 150,000-square-foot facility at 1249 S. White River Parkway East Drive. That’s along West Morris Street just east […]

Clashes over whether wildfire workers should be paid more and whether solar panel installers should also be allowed to install batteries are pitting labor unions against wildfire prevention advocates and a segment of the renewable energy industry. Underlying all of the squabbles is a tension between cost and job quality that policymakers will have to […]

LOUDOUN COUNTY — Virginia and Dominion Energy officials gathered at Dulles International Airport Tuesday to celebrate the groundbreaking of a solar, battery storage and electric vehicle initiative that they said would be the nation’s largest renewable energy project at an airport. “We’re proud that Washington Dulles International will be the home of this project,” said […]

Robotic pool cleaners are the best thing since sliced bread for swimming pool owners, saving you from the worst part of the maintenance experience: vacuuming the bottom of the pool and scrubbing the waterline. I have talked to some people who claim they find doing this chore manually to be relaxing, but I think they […]

Choosing to add small-energy resources, such as solar panels or backup generators, may seem like a good personal decision. But more and more, we’re seeing how homes with such equipment can help out large electric grids when necessary — with the added benefit that the customers are paid for sharing their power. This week, two […]

WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) – A professor at Cornell University says the risk from batteries used to store solar energy is ‘manageable’ and overall, the batteries are safe. The issue of battery safety surfaced in late July when a lithium-ion battery array at a solar farm in the Town of Lyme caught fire and burned […]