The net metering successor tariff ‘NEM-3’ proceeding in California has officially kicked off
This is a highly anticipated, high-stakes proceeding that will effectively modify the rules for the NEM tariff in California, arguably the single most important policy mechanism for customer-sited solar over the last decade.
Morning Brief: Net metering still under attack by utilities and institutional corruption
Also in the brief: Solar in schools
Morning Brief: Financing markets for renewable energy rebound, tax equity could top 2019
Also in the brief: NextEra developing a 500-MW solar/500 MW battery project in Kansas, PV system output during California smoke is near zero, solar in Wyoming and Sunrun is cleared to acquire Vivint by US DOJ.
3 key takeaways from FERC Chairman Neil Chatterjee’s keynote at REFF
Surprising enthusiasm for exploring carbon pricing, energy storage and hybrid generation resources and transmission.
Software is eating renewable power markets: cleantech investment roundup
Here are five companies that have raised more than $50 million in funding in recent days — with an emphasis on solving renewable energy problems with software. Plus a climate change SPAC from Mary Powell and David Crane.
Morning Brief: Ex-DOE Secretary Rick Perry’s natural gas scam fails, Net metering at risk in Florida
Also in the brief: Jacked-up vendor curves, and Major League Soccer goes solar.
Morning Brief: SEIA forecasts 18 GW of solar for 2020 with 3.5 GW installed in Q2
Also in the brief: BayWa r.e. expands PV and storage capabilities with acquisition of Enable Energy, Hemlock Semiconductor to vertically integrate polysilicon production.
First Solar changes course: now selling its thin-film solar panels into the distributed generation market
The utility-scale solar pioneer and specialist is going small. After decades of avoiding distributed generation, its distributors will now offer First Solar’s series 6 modules to “projects and customers of all shapes and sizes.”
Terabase Energy raises funding to break the $0.01/kWh utility-scale solar barrier with software
Terabase wins a $6 million Round A led by SJF Ventures, an early funder of Nextracker, for an integrated software platform to make building utility-scale solar more efficient, smarter and cheaper.
Morning Brief: FERC loses commissioner with no replacements in sight, Improving utility-scale bifacial modeling
Also in the brief: Puerto Rico chooses solar over gas in grid redesign, U.S. clean power giants to join forces to build lobbying muscle.
