While the “Smart Export” program may be a better deal for customers with batteries, Hawaii regulators are only committing to interim programs, and have not provided a long-term solution to the issue of DG compensation.

The latest bundling of solar leases and PPAs by the company that pioneered the practice is not small one.

The island, which has been called a ‘postcard from the future’ for its high levels of solar and energy storage, is getting ready for 28 MW more solar and 20 MW of batteries.

Fresh on the heels of its the close of its acquisition by Brookfield, the yieldco is seeking to restructure its debt.

In this interview, Green Solar Technologies Chief Operating Officer Edward Harner talks about why his company has chosen to back the Suniva/SolarWorld Section 201 petition.

The 3 MW program which opens in January offers a share in solar – for a remarkably steep price.

The plant is one of the largest solar projects east of the Mississippi, adding further to the installed base of the No. 2 state for solar.

The former commissioners say the plan is contrary to years of progress in fostering competitive markets, as critics of the proposal line up.

The Michigan-based polysilicon maker has been in trouble since the imposition of Chinese trade duties on imported polysilicon in 2013.

Florida’s largest electric utility has sprung an overhaul of its net metering policy on consumers while launching a program to procure an additional 250 MW of utility-scale solar and provide subsidies for customers to install batteries.