December 14, 2023
Funding Notice: Solar Energy Evolution and Diffusion Studies 4 (SEEDS 4)
$7 million funding available for social science research on large-scale solar energy siting.
December 11, 2023
U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy Host Virtual Listening Sessions on Clean Energy Siting on American Farmland
Join the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) & the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for their virtual listening sessions where they'll hear stakeholders speak on benefits & challenges of clean energy siting on agricultural lands and in rural communities.
December 7, 2023
Success Story—How Training for Solar Lending is Driving the Equitable Energy Transition
In 2020, with $1.2 million in funding from DOE's Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO), the Carsey School of Public Policy partnered with the Inclusiv Center for Resiliency and Clean Energy to develop the Solar and Green Lending Professional Training.
November 15, 2023
DOE Announces Winners of the 2023 Sunny Awards for Equitable Community Solar
DOE selected five teams to receive a $10,000 Grand Prize for their community solar projects or programs, which provide meaningful benefits to their subscribers and communities and serve as a replicable model for others
November 9, 2023
Funding Notice: Equitable Solar Communities of Practice
SETO awarded ENERGYWERX $500,000 to create five ‘Equitable Solar Communities of Practice’ who will conduct a stakeholder-driven gap analysis and identify resources needed to support more equitable solar deployment.
November 8, 2023
Success Story—New Tool Connects Multiple Microgrids to Increase Community Resilience
Microgrids are small electric grids that can operate while disconnected from the main grid. Learn how a new tool that networks multiple microgrids with solar-plus-storage together can lead to community resilience.
November 8, 2023
U.S. Department of Energy and U.S. Geological Survey Release Online Public Database of Large-Scale Solar Facilities
USGS and DOE released the largest and most comprehensive database to date on large-scale solar energy projects in the United States
October 25, 2023
Request for Information: Transmission System Interconnection Roadmap Draft
The Energy Department’s Interconnection Innovation e-Xchange (i2X) program seeks feedback on a draft transmission system interconnection roadmap.
October 25, 2023
DOE Releases Draft Roadmap to Improve Interconnection of Clean Energy Resources on the Nation’s Transmission Grid
DOE released a draft roadmap to address interconnection challenges on the transmission grid and seeks feedback from the public
October 24, 2023
Request for Information: Grid Integration of Solar Energy Systems and Other Inverter-based Resources
Share your thoughts on the technical challenges and opportunities for grid integration of solar energy systems and other inverter-based resources connected to bulk power systems, distribution systems, microgrids, and behind-the-meter systems.