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Frank Andorka

Frank Andorka has been writing professionally for nearly 29 years and spent nearly 20 years in trade publications. He was the founding editor of Solar Power World and has covered all aspects of the solar industry from policy to panels and everything in between.

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Articles written by Frank Andorka

Markets & Policy

Tesla/SolarCity starts aggressive hiring process at Buffalo gigafactory Despite some early setbacks, the combined companies are looking for 34 positions — out of an expected 1,400 jobs — to staff their new facility.

Frank Andorka

Dec 07, 2016

Markets & Policy

SolarCity move shows Florida is open for business In the wake of two pro-solar voter decisions this year, the country’s most well-known residential solar installer has swooped in to capitalize on the state’s suddenly pro-solar climate

Frank Andorka

Dec 01, 2016

Markets & Policy

Sale of Verengo assets to Crius clears another hurdle Since the company received only one bid for its more than 20,000 installed systems, the sale of them to Crius Energy is set to move forward

Frank Andorka

Nov 30, 2016

Markets & Policy

HECO sees significant uptick in self-supply applications After protracted wrangling over solar adoption in Honolulu, the state’s citizens are taking matters into their own hands — joining a self-supply program that could show the way to net metering 2.0

Frank Andorka

Nov 29, 2016

Markets & Policy

Bay4 Energy sells Ekhosoft software to Power Factor The acquisition unites two of the dominant software platforms in the clean-energy-software marketplace.

Frank Andorka

Nov 20, 2016

Markets & Policy

US: BLM codifies new solar leasing rules After five years of careful consideration, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management announced new rules governing the leasing of public lands for renewable energy projects.

Frank Andorka

Nov 15, 2016

Markets & Policy

What is Trump going to do with solar? Solar advocates and analysts across the country are desperately reading tea leaves to figure out what the president-elect will do with solar — and no one really knows.

Frank Andorka

Nov 13, 2016

Markets & Policy

Tesla unveils its vision for the future of solar roofs From aesthetics to power output, Elon Musk expounded on his vision of a world powered by solar roofs; made by his company, of course.

Frank Andorka

Oct 30, 2016

Markets & Policy

DOE invests $21 million to speed solar adoption The money will go to 17 projects designed to reduce soft costs and maximize solars benefits for states.

Frank Andorka

Oct 20, 2016

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