State solar news: Net metering attacked in Vermont and Utah, Maine goes big in PV
In Vermont and Utah, net metering is under attack — in danger of being significantly devalued or eliminated. In Arizona, the state’s rooftop solar export rates have been saved for at least another year. Outside of policy, Maine has announced the winners of the state’s largest-ever renewable solicitation.
Is BlackRock just ‘tinkering at the edges’ of its commitment to sustainability?
New report calls out BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, Vanguard and other investment managers for slow-walking on commitments to hold corporate boards accountable for real progress on climate goals and the transition to clean energy.
Solar installation spotlight: balancing modernity and heritage at the Boulder Jewish Community Center
Sustainability, lower operating costs and return on investment all became paramount issues for the development of this system that will serve the Colorado nonprofit and surrounding Jewish community.
EagleView promises to cut a week off of residential PV project time through aerial imagery
Aerial imagery company, EagleView, is looking to leverage years of experience working in the insurance industry and for municipal governments into becoming the ‘gold standard’ for solar aerial imaging.
Morning Brief: Palladium Energy forms JV to develop 500MW of big solar projects, California orders phase out of gas vehicles
Also in the brief: Solar dominates Maine’s largest renewables procurement on record.
Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’ puts clean energy’s ESG paradox centerstage, underscores need for better data
Major global brands can’t stake their future on a business supply chain that is not sustainable.
Array Technologies IPO to raise $100 million: 6 takeaways from the S-1
Profitable solar tracker company Array Technologies is going public the old-fashioned way and eschewing the SPAC method being employed by other renewable companies such as QuantumScape and ChargePoint. Did we mention the company was profitable?
Morning Brief: Trump admin disappears NREL ‘seams’ study and a 250-ton Chinese transformer
Also in the brief: China claims world’s largest solar ‘rooftop’ at 200 MW. And Midwest energy companies pledge to build nation’s largest interstate electric vehicle charging network.
Cutter Rail: Clenergy’s new mounting system just made for installers
Solar industry participants have produced a new Australian-manufactured rail for PV modules that has been engineered to ensure safety and longevity, while catering to the needs of installers who work on residential and commercial rooftop projects.
SPI roundup: Financing supplies high, rates low as solar’s secondary markets ride out Covid-19 impacts
Solar financing and mergers are booming in the C&I sector, while tax equity draws new players into the market, and a 50 GW utility-scale pipeline drives innovation across the industry.
