Calling all installers: EnergySage & pv magazine 2016 Installer Survey
pv magazine has joined forces with EnergySage to drill down on the residential and C&I solar markets – and we’d love to get your perspective.
Project Sunroof offers community-wide solar installation estimates
The new tool measures technical potential, but may not be an accurate indicator of how much solar could realistically be installed in any given city.
SMA surpasses 10 GW of inverters installed in North America
The German inverter manufacturer has reached the impressive landmark of installing 10 GW of solar inverters across North America, after an incredible installed capacity increase of 33% in less than a year, all the while Chinese competitors challenge its market share supremacy.
NRG Yield cautiously acquires more solar
The yieldco of energy giant NRG reported strong results for Q3, and expects to acquire former SunEdison assets NRG snatched up in a fire sale.
Vote Solar and Earthjustice appeal Nevada court decision in bid to revive net metering
The organizations are challenging a court ruling which ordered the grandfathering of net-metered customers, but ignored the regulatory decision which dismantled net metering.
From the editor: Big choices
Next Tuesday’s elections are a big deal for the solar industry – including key policy contests and races in Florida, Arizona and Nevada.
Younicos to supply the NEXT smart city project in Denver
Younicos, Xcel Energy, and Panasonic North America will collaborate on a 1MW storage system linked to 2 MW of solar at Panasonic’s Denver operations hub within the NEXT smart city development.
Florida follies: Utilities continue to fund fake pro-solar Amendment 1
One week before the vote, Florida’s utilities continue to pour millions of dollars to support the constitutional amendment they created
New York regulators propose to slowly transition C&I, community solar off of net metering
Under the recommendations by New York PSC staff for valuation of DER, residential solar would remain on net metering while commercial and community solar would slowly transfer to a new methodology.
The eyes have it
Conspicuous solar: Getting the public to embrace solar energy has never been a straightforward task, but as the technology moves past its awkward teen phase, some genuinely impressive and innovative adaptations of solar PV are beginning to turn heads.
