Mosaic passes milestone for solar funding; Welcomes new board member
Mosaic surpasses $6 billion in loans for residential solar installations and sustainable home improvements
Next-generation solar technologies will drive a lower LCOE
FTC Solar’s Chief Technology Officer outlines how large-format, high-wattage modules and autonomous systems can drive down the levelized cost of energy of utility-scale solar power.
Costs for all types of PV systems continue to fall, NREL benchmark report says
In a change from previous years’ reports, however, balance of systems costs have increased or remained flat across sectors in 2021.
Arizona regulators axe grid access charge
The decade-old charge is a thing of the past after regulators agreed that solar customers pay their fair share of grid costs.
Florida regulators approve FPL rate settlement agreement
The new rates will help to support the expansion of two of the utility’s prominent solar programs, 30-by-30 and the SolarTogether community solar initiative.
New York to sell solar equipment it bought for Tesla, Panasonic
More than $200 million in equipment will be sold as Tesla plans to ramp up and expand operations at a Buffalo manufacturing facility.
Solar PPA prices may continue to increase until new supply chains emerge
PPA prices have been rising steadily since the end of last year and, according to solar developers, interconnection delays, permitting challenges, and supply chain constraints are likely to keep them high.
Utility-scale solar declines in costs, pricing, value
Solar prices have now dipped below the cost of wind in contract prices in many regions, analysis shows.
How much glass is needed for terawatt-scale solar PV?
German scientists have assessed demand for resources such as glass and silver until 2100 and have found that current tech learning rates could be sufficient to avoid supply concerns.
Tracking the Sun report offers insight into distributed solar trends
The annual report found that residential system sizes continued to grow even as installed prices declined at a slower pace. Battery attachment rates are growing, but remained below 10% in 2020.
