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Solar labor costs are high and rising, driving “astronomical” bids from EPCs, but market fundamentals, not the IRA’s prevailing wage requirements, are to blame, experts including Sheldon Kimber, told Solar Builder Magazine.

Intersect Power is ranked 4th on Forbes’ prestigious list of America's Best Startup Employers for 2024.

At a time when tax equity needs to expand, we’re seeing it contract,” said Sheldon Kimber, founder of Intersect Power, a US developer, adding that banks had been anxious to make long-term commitments. “It just is a huge detriment to...

Several firms are ready to play by the three-pillars guidelines and make money right now. Companies like AES, Apex Clean Energy and Intersect Power have merged clean hydrogen development with renewables development.

Intersect Power CEO Sheldon Kimber shares why you should forget everything you know about clean energy development. He’s convinced a fresh business model is necessary to sustain an industry battered by rising capital costs.

Bloomberg's Daniel Moore sheds an important light on the challenges facing electricity system operators across the U.S.​, and the pressing need to revamp the grid-connection process to filter out speculative proposals and enhance requirements for developers to demonstrate they’re serious...

Emma Foehringer Merchant of Latitude Media investigates how the absence of adequate transmission infrastructure is resulting in a rise in curtailment and waste of electricity, featuring Intersect Power Founder and CEO, Sheldon Kimber.

The facility in North Livermore would power 25,000 Bay Area homes each year, offset 188,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide and provide about 400 local union jobs.

California is unlikely to meet its ambitious climate goals, two reports released Tuesday show.

The developer behind the proposed Aramis solar energy plant currently under appeal with the county government has announced plans to seek voluntary state and federal permits as part of a new conservation strategy to address potential wildlife impacts of the...

Intersect Power is working closely with Alameda County residents, businesses, and the political leaders to bring Aramis Solar, a 100 MW solar power plus storage project to North Livermore. The Aramis project would be one of northern California’s largest solar...

Land north of Interstate 580 outside of the Livermore city limits has been a growth battleground since the 1970s. 

Potential 38-acre lease deal falls through; Intersect Power says project isn't jeopardized

Enough carbon dioxide has already entered the atmosphere to cause global warming in excess of 2 degrees Celsius regardless of future efforts to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions, according to scientists from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory and two research universities.

Brown County Commissioners Court voted 4-1 Monday morning to retain Allison, Bass & McGee, LLP, as consultants for a potential Brown County Solar Project with Intersect Power.  The law firm is based in Austin, Texas.

 At the Brown County Commissioners Court meeting today, no action was taken on a request for a tax abatement for a solar power farm project.

The proposal to develop a 410-acre, utility-scale solar power plant north of Livermore were approved last week by the East County Board of Zoning Adjustments, but opponents of the project said they plan to appeal the decision to the Alameda...

I’m writing in response to an Oct. 21, 2020, story entitled, “Local Group Engages Solar Consultant for Alternative Options.”

The Alameda County Board of Supervisors’ two-member Planning and Transportation Subcommittee on Tuesday agreed to move forward with drafting a comprehensive county solar policy.

Meanwhile, major U.S. solar developers that can’t get their hands on enough panels are issuing their own “force majeure” notices to utilities. Invenergy and NextEra Energy, the developers of the first two utility-scale solar farms in the state of Wisconsin, both cited...

U.S. solar developers didn’t account for COVID-19 in their meticulous plans for extending their ITC eligibility. Solar developers working in the U.S. have spent years refining their plans to secure the federal Investment Tax Credit for as much of their pipeline...

Two solar firms have helped launch an industry group promoting green hydrogen, which is produced using solar or wind power. The group backs a Utah project that would use 30% green hydrogen in 2025 and 100% green hydrogen by 2045.

GHC is an educational non-profit dedicated to facilitating policies and practices to advance green hydrogen production and use in all sectors where it will accelerate a carbon-free energy future.