New Mexico bill would set up a statewide community solar program
SB 84 would establish a 100 MW community solar program and also include a 30% annual capacity carve-out for low-income customers and related service organizations.
Biden cabinet members meet with EV infrastructure CEOs
The meeting is the latest step in the administration’s push to make the United States a global leader in electric vehicles.
Arcadia expands community solar program to Maine
The community solar program comes with a subscription model that requires no credit check, no long-term contract, and no cancellation fee, benefiting the rental market.
Duke solar plan challenged in Florida
Arguing that Duke’s Clean Energy Connections program will unfairly shift costs onto smaller customers, a group is challenging the program designed to add roughly 750 MW of utility-scale solar.
Grid access charge for solar customers proposed in Missouri
HB 539 would require customers using solar panels to pay a fee and adds a grid access fee for customers who sell generated energy back to their utility.
Renewable energy advocates give Duke Energy failing grades in IRP ‘report card’
Evaluating the 15-year energy generation plans outlined in the most recent IRPs for both Duke Energy Carolina and Duke Energy Progress, the group takes issue with Duke’s commitment to fossils and lack of renewable additions, among other criteria.
TVA allows power companies to charge anti-solar fixed fees
TVA’s new rate structure enables power companies to impose fees onto solar customers. Similar fees have been repeatedly challenged elsewhere.
Sunrise brief: Net zero carbon for less than the cost of a cup of Joe? Here’s how
Also on the rise: EDF Renewables brings two solar projects online, one with storage; and solar investor Magic Johnson teams up with Allstate.
Hawaiian Electric takes an ‘install first, approve later’ approach to residential solar
The utility has launched a new program, Quick Connect, aimed at accelerating the process for turning on new residential solar systems.
Solar, wind, storage superpower
In an interview with pv magazine publisher Eckhart Gouras, Tony Seba and Adam Dorr discuss their concept of “SuperPower”: by investing in even more solar PV and wind power than the lowest-cost system defined by the “Clean Energy U-curve,” the gain in additional energy, or “superpower,” is exponential to the money invested.
