Commercial Solar Energy

With solar and wind already less expensive than fossil fuel power generation, the forecast for solar installations in the MD DC VA region looks strong

Two Trillion for a Clean Economy That’s Trillion with a ‘T’    Although businesses across our region- warehouses, car dealerships, food production, restaurants and shopping centers to name a few- have wanted to go solar, obstacles & relative uncertainty of the renewable industry has put a hesitancy on moving forward. Read more…

Montgomery County: Fifteen Years to Emission Zero        Can a Maryland county with over one million people make the bold transition to zero emissions in just 15 years? We’re about to find out.  Montgomery County, MD has released a draft plan laying out 87 actions getting the county Read more…

SRECs, An Explainer      A Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC) represents the “green” value of your electricity. SREC is s tradable and intangible certificate that represents proof of the generation of 1,000 kWh (1MWh) of solar power. These SREC certificates are valuable because many utilities must buy a certain Read more…

The New is Already Here        “Unfavorable economic conditions and increased costs associated with environmental compliance.”  These were the reasons given by GenOn Holdings in August as to why they are shuttering their coal-powered Chalk Point generating station shortly after shutting down operations at Dickerson, another one of Read more…

Standing on a Step Before the ITC Decline        In 2005, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act.  Part of the purpose of the bill was to incentivize energy efficiency, new technologies, and sustainability.  One of its initiatives included an Investment Tax Credit (ITC) that gave a 30% tax Read more…

FERC’s Rejection of the NERA Petition is a Big Win for Clean Energy        Last week, the Federal Regulatory Commission (FERC) rejected a petition put forth by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) that would have effectively taken away net metering control from states and local jurisdictions.  The Read more…

Aurora Energy brings Tee Tanner aboard as new Assistant Service Technician        Aurora Energy is thrilled to have Tee Tanner on board as the new Assistant Service Technician. Tee will be assisting on preventative maintenance and service calls for Aurora’s previous residential and growing commercial portfolio.  He will Read more…

Aurora Energy welcomes Cord Briggs to run DC operations Aurora Energy has just brought Cord Briggs on board as Managing Director of the Washington D.C. Office. Cord was previously with Energetix, a top EPC company in Singapore, where he helped the company build over 18 MW of rooftop C&I projects Read more…

Earth Day 50 Fifty years ago, the youth ­­organized environmental rallies & marches on college campuses across the country.  Students held up ‘POLLUTION’ & ‘The World Stinks’ posters as they walked with their fellow world-changers.  News anchors echoed warnings from scientist J Murray Mitchell that if over-pollution wasn’t checked a Read more…