SolarCity brand to disappear
Along with changing its name from Tesla Motors to Tesla Inc. the electric vehicle and battery maker will eliminate the SolarCity brand.
Enphase job losses to largely impact Californian HQ
Around 75 jobs will be lost during the microinverter specialist’s restructuring drive, which reflects increased price pressure across the segment, both globally and in the U.S.
Quixotic Systems builds solar wall in the Bronx
Quixotic Systems has provided Urban Health Plan with a four-story, 37kW solar wall on the Simpson Health Pavilion in the Bronx.
Beaumont Solar completes 1.3MW PV system atop Joseph Abboud factory
The New England solar installer has completed a 1.3 MW rooftop project on the suit maker’s manufacturing facility. The 272,000 square-foot building in coastal Massachusetts, once powered with coal and oil, is now almost self-sufficient.
Berkeley Lab finds negligible potential rate impacts from distributed solar
The latest report from the respected national lab finds that even if – big if – behind-the-meter solar is raising the rates of other utility customers, the impacts are tiny, especially compared to other activities.
Air Force, Navy march toward a solar future              Â
Coronal Energy and Gulf Power joined forces to break ground on a combined 120 MW at Eglin Air Force Base and Naval Air Station Pensacola.
New Jersey reaches 2 GW of installed solar
With a strong market in 2016, New Jersey retains the fourth-largest installed capacity and the 2nd largest capacity of distributed generation in the United States.
CleanCapital and Generate Capital enter $300 million partnership to focus on distributed solar
The two U.S.-based companies have announced a major partnership for the acquisition of $300 million in operating clean energy assets, with a focus on distributed solar projects in the near-term.
Stion & Powerway install trackers at Tulare, CA PV plant
Stion CIGS thin modules were supported by Powerway’s single-axis PowerTracker. The array consists of 16 rows, each of which includes a 15 panel block that is three panels wide in a portrait orientation. The project was connected to the grid on January 4.
Duke Energy connected 500 MW of solar in 2016
Just because the calendar turned to 2017, however, doesn’t mean the utility is planning to slow down its solar acquisition. It’s seeking to add at least 460 MW this year as well.
