Solar in the Midwest is on the cusp of a major boom. In the first post of this two-part blog, I talked about the evolution of utilities’ attitudes about solar in the Midwest and how the solar industry can encourage utilities to accelerate solar deployment. My comments were based on the discussion I had with native Midwesterner Frank Andorka, a …

I sat down recently with native Ohioan Frank Andorka, a well-known journalist who covers solar and clean energy, to discuss the progress and possibilities of Midwest solar. The topic: How can we help utilities, businesses and universities develop more solar? While the Midwest has often been an overlooked region for solar, the times they are a-changin’. The list of our …

As a buyer in the solar industry, the Solar Power International (SPI) show typically held in late summer/early fall continues be one of my favorite events of the year. Each year, thousands of manufacturers, distributors, developers, installers, and other prominent market figures gather in one central location to discuss new products, market trends, pricing, projects, and other hot industry topics. …

Inovateus Solar may not be exhibiting at Solar Power International this year, but we’re still coming to Las Vegas with a strong contingent. There’s so much going on, we’ll be keeping busy, regardless of the lack of our own booth. As we look forward to the week ahead, here are four reasons why we’re stoked to be at the U.S. solar industry’s …

If you were in Oakland, Calif., on August 26, you may have caught an encore performance by the award-winning Rev. Ray and the Everlasting Incentives, the Inovateus band made up of the people (like me, the keyboard player) whose day job is to “build a brilliant tomorrow” through developing, deploying and supplying solar—but also through music and service. By playing at the …

Life Remodeled is a Detroit nonprofit group that organizes thousands of volunteers to revitalize blighted Motown neighborhoods each year. During the first week of August, 10,700 volunteers tackled blight within more than 300 blocks of the Denby neighborhood in northeast Detroit by boarding up 300 vacant houses and outlining safe and marked pathways to area schools. The centerpiece of this year’s …

The opening ceremony of the 2016 Rio Olympics featured a beautiful video drawing attention to climate change. It was a somber, moving look at the challenges humans will face in the coming years if we do not take serious actions to become more sustainable. It made me think how Inovateus Solar accounts for people, profits, and the planet through its …

What makes Inovateus Solar different? First and foremost, it’s our people and their shared commitment to build a brilliant tomorrow via the proliferation of clean solar energy. We recently produced a corporate video that highlights many of our team members and lets them tell the story of the company, our history, our approach, our creativity, and our vision. We’ve divided …

In our latest Inovateus Solar project update, we’re happy to report that work on the first portion of the 58 MW DC (48 MWAC) Lapeer, MI, solar farm north of Detroit has progressed significantly since our update a month ago. More than 11,368 posts already have been installed, supporting over 3,374 racking systems equipped with nearly 68,000 solar panels. As a result, the …

Continuing with our project update blog series, we’d like to share some details about one of Inovateus’ job sites that is well on its way to being the largest solar farm in Michigan and one of the largest utility-owned solar installations east of the Mississippi. The project received the first of its 10,000-plus racking posts at a ribbon-cutting celebration on April …