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Engineering the Solar Revolution: An Interview With New Energy Equity’s Rocky Shoemaker

Last week, I had the opportunity to interview my colleague, Rocky Shoemaker. Rocky has worked with New Energy Equity for the past six years and is currently a Senior Project Manager at the company. [...]

December 30, 2020

Election Day 2020: A Hopeful View For A Renewed Nation

On the eve of what is undoubtedly the most consequential election in at least three generations, I remain hopeful that the American people will choose a path of optimism and progress. That they will [...]

November 02, 2020

Bill #ZTA 20-01: Bringing Solar to Agricultural Land in Maryland

New Energy Equity (NEE) has developed roughly 25% of the Commercial and Industrial (C&I) solar projects in Minnesota, despite being headquartered in Maryland. A big reason that Minnesota has become [...]

October 28, 2020

The Solar Industry: A Promising Sector For Job Seekers

This year, the solar and renewable industries have experienced continued growth and success, despite natural disasters, a worldwide pandemic, civil unrest, and an economic recession. As new [...]

October 23, 2020

Energy Access and Environmental Justice For Native American Households

Indigenous communities across the U.S. have long struggled to gain reliable access to electricity and power. Despite policies like the Rural Electrification Act of 1935 –developed to bring [...]

October 14, 2020

Big Tech’s Big Moves on Climate

Since the 90s’ dot com boom and bust, internet and software companies have dominated the business landscape. The Tech business model is drastically different from traditional models because, for the [...]

October 07, 2020

Project Spotlight: Muskegon Heights

September 30, 2020

Solar Carports & EV Charging Stations: California's Newest Power Couple

Solar project developers are always looking for innovative ways to add value to projects, whether it be using a variety of products and techniques to increase system production, working with [...]

September 29, 2020

Solar Market Watch: Washington State Poised for Growth

There’s good reason to be excited if you’re a solar developer in the state of Washington. Last year Governor Jay Inslee signed into law the Clean Energy Transformation Act known as CETA, which [...]

September 11, 2020

Environmental Justice

When you think of environmental justice, you might think of the availability of safe drinking water, or air quality, or perhaps the placement of toxic facilities across the country. Environmental [...]

September 04, 2020