Tim Sylvia
Saving the stadium: how microgrid integration can improve venues’ disaster survivability
By using real-time weather data and energy management stadiums can better manage their own consumption, as well as sheltering local residents in the event of a natural disaster.
RI judge rejects solar project, rules solar to be “manufacturing”
A judge in Rhode Island has overturned a proposed solar farm in Portsmouth, ruling that modules “manufacture” the electricity they generate.
Ex-SolarCity employees allege discrimination, harassment and fake sales reports
The Tesla-owned company finds itself again in legal hot water as a suit brought by ex-employees describes a disturbing workplace culture.
Detroit Lions add solar to stadium and team facilities
The Lions become the 12th NFL franchise to add solar power to their facilities, furthering a growing trend that now includes 38% of the league.
Duke launches community solar in South Carolina
The new program aims to to attract low-income participants, and comes as net metering caps are reached in the state.
Utility front group sues to stop Arizona renewable energy referendum
APS-funded Arizonans for Affordable Energy is alleging that 3/4 of the signatures gathered by Clean Energy for a Healthy Arizona are invalid.
Imperial Irrigation District sues Riverside County over net metering ordinance
The the public utility is attempting to overrule county ordinance 943, which orders the utility to re-establish its abolished net metering policy.
Regulators shoot down Indianapolis Power & Light’s extreme fixed charge increase
Indianapolis Power & Light and the Indiana Office of Utility Consumer Counselor have reached a settlement that avoids an increase in fixed charges to $27 per month.
EQ Research: Utilities aren’t getting the fixed charges they seek
The latest quarterly update from EQ shows that while utilities in many states saw fixed charge increases in Q2, it was not a vast majority, with almost half of all decided cases ending in a wash or no increase for utilities.
Monster 690 MW Solar Project outside Las Vegas announced
The two-phase Gemini Solar Project would be larger than any operational single-site solar project in the United States known to pv magazine.
