Christian Roselund
Shareholder vote puts Brookfield closer to TerraForm Global acquisition
Settlement of securities lawsuits is the final step before the Canadian asset manager can consummate the acquisition of the second of SunEdison’s former yieldcos.
The clock ticks: ITC turns Section 201 over to President Trump
With the receipt of the final report by the ITC, the Trump Administration now has 60 days to take action on the Section 201 case. The probability of restrictive tariffs is high.
Changing tides: Utilities and solar
An increasing number of U.S. utilities are embracing the low and predictable costs of utility-scale solar. But conflicts remain over distributed generation, and the real question is who will own the solar that is being built.
Rhode Island moves forward with Power Sector Transformation
The phase one report on the grid modernization initiative in the Ocean State looks a lot like New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) process.
Mercatus: SolarWorld, Suniva tariff requests will cause 214 basis point IRR fall
The software company warns that strong trade action will cause the global ranking for profitability of U.S. utility-scale solar projects to fall and for investors to flee to other markets.
Weather and climate data: Answers to questions from the pv magazine webinar
Assessment of weather data and forecasting are vital in reducing risks and, therefore, financing costs and losses during the operation of solar plants. Following a recent pv magazine webinar, Finnish environmental firm Vaisala has prepared detailed answers to the main questions posed by participants.
EIA predicts utility-scale solar market contraction in 2018
The agency projects a 4 GW-AC large-scale solar market in 2018, as EIA begins to backtrack on its recent improvements in solar data
NV Energy seeks approval for $31-$34/MWh solar PPAs
The Nevada utility is seeking regulatory approval for three solar PPAs totaling 100 MW-AC, which have the lowest prices seen by pv magazine staff in the United States to date.
Sunrun within striking distance of Tesla’s solar market share
Sunrun installed only 17% less solar than Tesla/SolarCity during Q3, as the only of the big three residential solar companies that is still growing
Vivint Solar installations flat during Q3 (w/ charts)
In line with the sluggishness of the residential solar sector Vivint’s volume deployed remains substantially lower than a year ago, as its business model shifts.
