Miami’s floating solar, 50X50, closing coal and more! pvMB: 6/14/19
SunPower has installed 2.2 MW of its Helix Carport & Storage system, solar power pricing shows some stability, Tesla shows images of its V3 modules, and more!
Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of utility solar development
Judges have unanimously ruled that Florida Power and Light is allowed to rate base $863 million for eight solar projects built in 2017 and 2018, as in 2016 state regulators had already approved it.
Bifacial beats Trump’s tariffs
Federal trade authorities have ruled that bifacial solar modules are no longer subject to the Section 201 ruling, which currently apply a 25% tariff to most solar modules imported to the United States.
Net metering analysis: When utilities attack, go big
Aurora Solar ran 45 million simulations to determine the effects on ROI for owners of residential solar due to specific changes in net metering policies and billing structures, and offers market-specific design guidance to maximize said ROI.
Ten American-Made Solar Prize ideas get $100,000, go to next round
NREL has announced finalists in its first round of seeking new solar technologies that have significant market potential.
More water+wind+solar capacity than coal
FERC’s monthly Energy Infrastructure Update reveals that renewable electricity generation capacity online exceeded coal capacity for the first time in April.
Bloomberg drops $500 million while DSIRE seeks donations
Michael Bloomberg announced $500 million to lobby against coal and gas, noting top ten fossil electricity states as strategic targets. Meanwhile the DSIREUSA.org project seeks funding to continue its dissemination of information on clean energy policy.
$37 for new solar in Vermont, BOfA to build 60 projects, module pricing stable – more!: pvMB 6/7/19
Put your car on cruise and lay back ’cause this is summertime, but Idaho Power is attacking net metering, while Fellowship Energy is winning a prize, Gillibrand is backing a carbon plan, and more!
Corporate PPA marketplace brings solar power development efficiency
The LevelTen Marketplace enabled a transaction between Starbucks and three separate wind and solar power developers totaling 146 MW.
A tale of two net metering laws
New Hampshire’s governor has vetoed an increase in the capacity of systems eligible for net metering system to 5 MW, calling it a regressive cost burden. Meanwhile the Connecticut legislature passed a two year net metering extension in a 178 to 1 vote.
