Solar in the News Archives

24% Utility Rate Increase for NYSEG Customers: How Can You Beat It?

Category: Solar Education

Fresh off the heels of a 15% rate increase schedule over the past three years, these utility companies have filed for a 23.7% increase for all NYSEG customers, and a 5.4% increase for all Rochester Gas & Electric customers. If you do nothing, you could be paying hundreds more in utility costs. We're here to show you how to beat the utility and avoid these rate hikes. Read more »

Trendspotting: What to watch in 2019

Category: Solar in the News

Several big changes will be taking place in the solar market throughout 2019, and here at Renovus, we have some bold predictions about what it means for you, the solar customer. Let's take a look at our crystal ball and see what the future holds! Read more »

A Banner Year for Community Solar

Category: Community

Community solar is exploding - Renovus is leading the way 2018 will go down in the history…

Renovus Cracks the Top #50 Solar Contractors in the Nation

Category: Solar in the News

Renovus Solar is proud to cement its position as one of the top solar companies in the United States with the release of this year's Top Solar Contractors list published by Solar Power World. Renovus is the largest solar contractor outside of the NYC metro area in New York State and the 34th largest residential contractor in the nation. Read more »

A School District Gets Creative and Saves Millions with Solar

Category: Commercial

Candor Central school district went solar and is saving their taxpayers more than $3 million as a result. This 1MW solar system is powering the educational experience of hundreds of students. Learn how their administrative team took a short-term development project and maximized it by turning Candor into a solar-powered school district. Read more »

Ithaca Beer Goes Solar With Help From Renovus Solar

Category: Commercial

Ithaca Beer Company, one of the largest craft breweries in New York State, has gone solar. The successful brewery partnered with Renovus Solar to install a 200kW solar system on the roof of their facility located on Ithaca's West End. Read more »

We’re Prepared for Post-Tariff Solar Marketplace

Category: Solar Education

Renovus Solar is prepared for the fallout surrounding the Trump administrations disastrous decision to impart a 30%…

Renovus Solar in Ithaca is positioned to take advantage of the post-tariff environment

A trade case under review has the potential to double solar panel prices & kill solar jobs. Here’s what you should do.

Category: Solar Education

SOLAR TRADE CASE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.This spring Suniva, a Georgia-based solar panel manufacturer, filed for bankruptcy. As…

Clean energy progress in New York

Category: Solar Education

We are fortunate here in New York to have proactive, environmentally-minded policymakers that have and continue to…

Renovus Solar in Ithaca offers solar energy throughout New York State

Record breaking solar growth: 2015 a year in review

Category: Solar Education

2015 was a record breaking year for solar in the United States with massive increases in solar…

Breaking news: Cayuga coal plant obsolete & clean energy just got another boost

Category: Solar in the News

In this week's blog post we discuss exciting national clean energy news, take a look at the changing…

It’s time to ditch fossil fuels.

Category: Solar Education

Human-induced climate change is one of the defining issues facing our world today. A warming planet threatens…

Historic Solar Farm is up & running, changing energy landscape of New York

Category: Community

Just outside of Ithaca, in the Town of Enfield, a historic event took place this week that…

First Community Solar farm New York State

Distinguished Business of the Year: 2016

Category: Solar in the News

We're Proud To Annouce Renovus Solar as the Tompkins Chamber's Distinguished Business of the Year in 2016....…

$5 billion fund created to grow New York’s clean energy economy

Category: Commercial

Last week, Governor Cuomo announced the approval of a $5 billion Clean Energy Fund that will be…