David Wagman
Arizona approves energy storage incentives for Tucson Electric customers
Regulators also approved expanding the utility’s community solar program and make 10 MW of solar capacity available for subscription.
Brighten Haiti aims to install solar PV on 109 schools in 2022
The group takes donations of discarded but still useful solar modules and offers solar apprenticeships to provide both training and reduced-cost PV systems to schools.
Sunrise brief: An HOA rains on a family’s solar installation
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are forecast to continue to rise, Ample raises $160 million from investors including Shell, and growing numbers of schools are going solar.
Sunrise brief: Solar projects are at risk as customs agents detain shipments at the border
Also on the rise: Protesters rally to demand TVA reforms, the energy storage market is fully charged for rapid growth, and BlackRock buys a solar developer.
PNC commits $20b to environmental finance
The five-year commitment will support solar, clean transportation, and green buildings, among other sectors.
Customs enforcement is jeopardizing 2.1 GW of solar projects
Solar product detentions at U.S. ports of entry all stem from a June 24 “Withhold Release Order” issued by Customs and Border Protection.
Sunrise brief: Who is working against distributed solar: Strategies to defend against attacks
Also on the rise: Poly price rise will continue, supplier says; group asks for Commerce Department probe of alleged solar dumping; and Nexamp lines up equity funding to fuel its growth.
AES taps Borrego to build 72 MW of solar capacity in Michigan
The trio of solar farms will use bifacial solar modules on single-axis trackers and are slated to enter service in 2022.
Nexamp secures $240m equity investment to fuel its growth plans
In the last six months the solar and energy storage company has raised $680 million to support its growth.
Action urged on alleged solar PV dumping from 3 Southeast Asian countries
The American Solar Manufacturers Against Chinese Circumvention filed three petitions requesting that the Commerce Department investigate what were alleged to be “unfairly traded imports” from the three countries.
