Category: Solar

Why Solar? Benefits of Solar Farms

Over the last few years, solar energy technology has advanced leaps and bounds. Never has it been so environmentally friendly yet cost-efficient to turn to solar energy sources. Below are just a sample of the benefits of solar farms: Solar farms use a reliable, clean energy source. The simple fact of the matter is that…
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Agrovoltaics – Bringing Agriculture and Solar Together

As a leader in developing utility-scale solar farms across the US, ISS supports the increasing number of innovations that allow solar farms to be multi-purposed and even more beneficial for the environment. One of the newest innovations allowing us to do that is known as “agrovoltaics.” This somewhat difficult to pronounce word simply means developing…
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Solar Power – Improving People’s Future

By Peggy Hammond April 12, 2019 As developers of U.S. utility-scale solar farms, ISS understands what we do has the ability to help people by providing access to affordable electricity.  But for those who live in regions with high poverty levels, solar power brings much more than cost savings; it causes significant improvements in living…
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Highways and Byways: Yielding for Solar

By Peggy Hammond    March 8, 2019 ISS has been a leader in developing utility-scale solar farms for the past seven years; we support all growth in the solar industry, and the industry is definitely flourishing.  Solar panels are showing up in places that may not immediately come to mind as having energy production potential. …
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Co-Locational Solar

By Peggy Hammond    February 8, 2019 As a developer of utility-scale solar farms, ISS supports the creative trend of putting more than just solar panels on a solar farm site.  Typically when people think of a solar power farm, they likely envision soil, gravel or grass under the array, open fields around it, and…
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Wishing Your Family Peace During the Holidays

By Peggy Hammond    December 21, 2018 Both the leadership and team here at ISS believe in passing on the blessings we’ve been given.  Our creed is pretty straightforward: if you are in a position to help someone in need, do it.  Throughout the year, we share the bounty we have been given with a…
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Islands: Sun, Sea, Solar Power

By Peggy Hammond    December 7, 2018 Innovative Solar Systems, LLC develops utility-scale solar farms, so we know the importance of providing more affordable electricity for businesses and families.  Such savings are fundamentally important to people living in isolated locations, a reality we may not think about if we live in a populated area.  Further,…
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Update: Committed to Clean Energy

By Peggy Hammond    November 16, 2018 ISS develops utility-scale solar farms, and we are pleased to see the regularly expanding list of businesses and cities pledging to using 100% renewable energy sources for electricity.  As a result of increasing demand for sustainable power, the solar energy industry is experiencing strong growth. The RE100 campaign,…
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Afterlife: Recycling Solar Panels

By Peggy Hammond    November 2, 2018 ISS is an experienced developer of utility-scale solar farms and understands a community might have concerns when a farm is ready for decommissioning.  Even though solar panels have an expected lifetime of approximately 30 years, what happens once a solar farm comes to the end of its energy…
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SPI 2018

By Peggy Hammond    October 19, 2018 During Sept. 25 – 27, ISS took part in the Solar Power International (SPI) conference in Anaheim, CA, an event organized by industry leaders Solar Energy Industries Association and Smart Electric Power Alliance.  SPI and Energy Storage International (ESI) co-sponsored the event, which boasted nearly 20,000 attendees along…
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