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By Yaskawa – Solectria Solar Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, the leading U.S. commercial PV inverter manufacturer, announced at Intersolar North America today that its transformerless three-phase inverters were chosen for Central Iowa Power Cooperative’s (CIPCO) utility-scale solar project that spans five sites across its service delivery territory. The five sites…

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Solar energy, particularly distributed photovoltaic (PV) generation, drives more full-time utility employment than any other renewable generating resource. A new survey of 14 utilities found that they averaged 41 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per 100 megawatts (MW) of PV interconnections versus 12 FTEs per 100 MW of total renewable capacity.…

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