In a recent report, North American Electric Reliability stated most US regions face growing risks of inadequate electricity supplies during extreme cold and heat over the next 10 years. Major renewables projects that could serve metropolitan areas aren’t being built fast enough as power companies shut down old coal plants – kicking up a debate about slowing down the retirements of fossil fuel generation.

This article explores some of the finer points of racking systems including the history of racking, innovation within solar mounting around direct-to-deck solutions and chemically flashed solutions, and ensuring a proper seal throughout the life of the solar system, even with changing roof conditions, and more.

Utility Dive ranks the top 10 quotes (per orders and opinions) from FERC commissioners from 2023, partly with an eye for what that may mean for FERC’s 2024 agenda. They touch on reliability, infrastructure, retiring power plants, capacity markets, environmental justice, and more.

Greentech Renewables gives an updated deep dive into the role and complexities of the PV connector and its various types in light of new code changes, technological advancements, and more. They cover topics like dealing with mismatched PV connectors in system design, considering warranty addenda that allow for removing factory PV connectors, and differentiating between generic and established connectors.

Energy News Network rounded up their top 10 clean energy stories of the year. They range from making Maine fossil-fuel free and Detroit’s efforts to build climate resilience hubs to NC’s building codes and low emissions steel making.

This article walks through 101 for solar O&M plans – a useful guide to use for prospective or existing customers when discussing the need for it. It details best practices for 4 types: administration, monitoring, preventative maintenance, and corrective maintenance as well as what the key overall criterion includes.

In this Solar Conversation, SolarAcademy’s Kerim Baran talks to Will Wiseman (Forbes 30 under 30), Founder & CEO of Climatize, an innovative crowd-financing platform for community solar assets. Will shares with the audience the origin story of Climatize, its key service offerings, how Climatize serves its customers, and the company’s near term goals and objectives. The video is below.