Christian Roselund
Nevada PUC chair brings scant energy record
There isn’t much in the way of tea leaves to read regarding Ann Wilkinson, the new appointee to chair of the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada.
The future of California’s grid waits on two bills
Clean energy advocates are trying to move a bill mandating 100% renewable and zero-carbon electricity and a separate bill to clear the way for regionalization of the power grid before the end of the state’s legislative session.
Hanwha Q Cells’ U.S. factory planned to complete ramp in Q1 2019
The company has declined to reveal further information about the facility.
Sunrun hits new heights in Q2 results
The quarter’s 91 MW is the highest volume deployed to date and confirms its place as the nation’s largest residential solar company, as new IRS rules provide benefits beyond 2020.
EIA forecasts modest, uneven solar market growth in 2019
The organization’s short-term energy outlook forecasts that 10.27 GW-AC of solar will be installed in 2019, a 7% growth from 2018 – but for 60% of this solar to come online in December.
Vivint Solar on a growth path again in Q2
The residential solar company unveiled a novel financing deal and grew installations and bookings, but is still struggling to reduce installation costs.
United States confirms additional 25% tariffs on Chinese cells, modules
While the tariffs make importing solar from China even more impractical, they are unlikely to have a significant impact on trade flows or the U.S. market.
80 MW of rooftop solar subscribed in Nevada – in slightly more than one year
Nevada is decreasing compensation slightly under its new net metering policy, with the first 80 MW tranche of the program fully subscribed over the weekend.
Hawaii PUC approves solar + battery system for Molokai
The island’s 7,000 residents are expected to see savings from the 4.9 MW solar and 2.6 MW of battery storage that Half Moon Ventures plans to install on the island.
Inverter makers plan alternatives to avoid potential 25% tariffs
Several inverter makers could be hit by the Trump Administration’s move to increase tariffs on imports including inverters from China, but many are already shifting manufacturing to other locations.
