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Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory to begin producing PV modules in summer 2017

Panasonic also take over capital costs at the new factory in Buffalo, and its HIT technology will be used in the Solar Roof product

FPL to put online Florida’s first large utility-scale solar plants

Three solar projects at 74.5 MW-AC each will replace a 250 MW coal-fired power plant which the utility plans to shut down.

SolarCity raises another $241 million

Sammons Renewable Energy led the equity portion of the $241 million cash equity transaction, which closed last week.

Nevada regulators reinstate net metering for Sierra Pacific

In contrast to phony allegations of a cost shift, Public Utilities Commission of Nevada found that net metered-solar is saving other customers money.

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TerraForm Global warns of danger ahead in 2015 filing

The yieldco’s overdue filing of its 2015 financial report is a step towards compliance with NASDAQ trading rules; however TerraForm Global’s losses exceeded its revenue in 2015 and the company has warned that it may not be able to continue.

sPower puts 60 MW of solar PV online for Palo Alto’s municipal utility

The completion of two projects comes in the middle of a flurry of activity for the Utah-based developer.

Maine regulators delay decision on net metering

The state hit a trigger level which allowed regulators to modify net metering, but now they are delaying making changes to shut the program down.

8minutenergy & D.E. Shaw put 155 MW-AC solar project online at under $59/MWh

This is one of the lower PPAs reported for solar projects in service in the United States; however PPAs are now being signed for much lower prices.

Panasonic to supply PV modules to Tesla from Japan, Malaysia

The collaboration between the two companies is moving beyond Panasonic running the Tesla/SolarCity gigafactory, and will enable Panasonic to re-open a factory in Japan.

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TerraForm Power expects to break even in 2017

In a conference call the yieldco says that sale of 376 MW of solar projects in the UK is at an advanced stage, and gave additional information on financial metrics.

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