New Illinois law encourages ComEd to champion community solar
Under a new tariff structure, consumers could subscribe to community solar projects and get credits on their bills equal to their share of the project.
Home Depot expands its rooftop solar energy program by 50 stores
The home improvement giant will add nearly 50,000 solar panels to new sites in five states in a push to meet its alternative-energy use goals of 135 MW by 2020.
Storage will help stabilize California grid during eclipse
Despite a predicted drop in solar electricity production of nearly 6 GW, the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA) believes the 3 GW of grid-connected energy storage will allow the state’s grid to survive Monday’s eclipse with little serious disruption.
Opposition rises to fast-tracked NV Energy rate plan
As the Nevada PUC puts NV Energy’s rate plan on an accelerated approval schedule, companies race to register their opposition before time runs out.
SEIA, allies slam Section 201 petitioners as bad businesses
From across the country, solar installers, solar allies and the national association descended on Washington D.C. to urge the U.S. International Trade Commission to throw out the Suniva/SolarWorld Section 201 trade case.
Court denies SolarEdge’s injunction request against Enphase over ad
Saying the company failed to provide sufficient evidence to support any of its claims, a court refused to grant a preliminary injunction to stop Enphase from running the advertisement in question.
69 legislators pressure USITC to reject trade petition
A bipartisan group of House and Senate members cited the possibility of devastating job losses as the reason to reject the Suniva/SolarWorld Section 201 trade case, one day before the commission hears testimony on the case.
It’s starting: Cuts at national labs slash more than 500 jobs
Though NREL and Berkeley Lab are not specifically mentioned – yet – the cuts at two other labs could signal dim times ahead for these two vital labs for renewable energy research.
SolarWorld supplier shutters Oregon factory
Ulbrich Solar Technologies, a longtime supplier for the struggling module supplier, closed the doors on its plant in Hillsboro, Ore., citing fierce foreign module competition as the reason.
ITC report: 26 U.S. module makers closed in the past five years
With both sides of the Section 201 trade case anxiously looking for any indication about how the U.S. International Trade Commission will rule, the preliminary report by the commission’s staff may hold some clues.
