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Pivot Energy has a long history of developing and constructing solar projects in the Midwest, starting in Illinois and Missouri in 2010. After Illinois passed the Future Energy Jobs Act (FEJA) in 2016, Pivot began both commercial and community solar campaigns throughout the state. We worked directly with landowners and local authorities to lease and…
By: Pivot Energy
September 30, 2019
Pivot Energy, a national leader in comprehensive commercial and community solar services, has announced its plans to expand its operations into New Mexico.
By: Pivot Energy
September 24, 2019
If you live in VA, MD, NJ, NY, PA, MI, IL, OH, CO, TX, NM, or CA, here's how you can benefit from leasing your land for community solar farm development.
By: Pivot Energy
September 16, 2019
Author: Jon Sullivan VP of Project Development New Mexico is one of a handful of states trying to implement a community solar program. If legislators and stakeholders are successful, then opportunities will abound for New Mexican’s to benefit from the New Mexico Community Solar Act and the solar industry in general. The first major…
By: Pivot Energy
September 9, 2019
Today, community solar feels like the logical end for distributed clean energy – build large offsite solar arrays, let multiple households, companies, municipalities, and others subscribe to the capacity, and receive bill credits on the generation. However, only a short while ago, this concept was wildly new and innovative. It was only in 2010 that…
By: Pivot Energy
September 2, 2019
Pivot Energy catapults to No. 1 community solar developer in Colorado DENVER, Colorado (August 6, 2019) — Today, Pivot Energy announced it has been awarded 25 megawatts (MWs) of new community solar energy capacity through Xcel Energy’s 2019 Solar*Rewards Community request for proposal (RFP). The award increases Pivot’s Colorado community solar portfolio to nearly 50…
By: Pivot Energy
August 6, 2019
Pivot Energy is proud to announce it has been recognized by Solar Power World magazine for its commercial and community solar projects developed across the country. Pivot Energy has been ranked 184 out of 415 solar companies on the magazine’s 2019 Top Solar Contractors list, including as the No. 1 solar installer in South Dakota.…
By: Pivot Energy
July 23, 2019
Late last year, we released SunCentral, a proprietary cloud platform service designed to help project developers, customers, and utilities set up and operate successful community solar programs and assets. As project developers ourselves, we saw a critical need in the market for a community solar management platform that provides infrastructure robust enough to manage the…
By: Pivot Energy
July 16, 2019
Despite all of the curveballs thrown its way, the solar industry achieved tremendous success over the last decade, experiencing an average annual growth rate of 50%. In 2010, the solar industry accounted for only .01% of total electricity generation across the country. Today, solar energy represents roughly 2.5% of electricity generation in the U.S. and…
By: Pivot Energy
July 10, 2019
By: Kacie Peters Director of Business Development Image Source: Greentech Media “It’s always fitting to attend a solar conference in Arizona – the sun’s energy is more tangible in 100-degree heat.” – every attendee at the GTM Solar Summit 2019 As I write this, the Pivot Energy team is on our way home to Denver from the…
By: Pivot Energy
May 17, 2019