Commercial & Industrial PV

New analysis released by Lazard compares the levelized cost of energy for various generation technologies on a $/MWh basis and shows that renewables, specifically utility-scale solar and wind, are the economic frontrunners.

The solar racking market has quiet revenues of billions of dollars and continues to consolidate — driven by equity firms such as Esdec and Tenex. The market segment has become a small hotbed of M&A. Who’s next?

Also in the brief: Solar installer Sigora Solar acquired California-based Aztec Solar, first-of-a-kind utility plan could transform Southeast grid

Four years ago, there were just two floating solar arrays in the U.S. — by the end of this year, there will be over 20.

Also in the brief: L3Harris Technologies and Lightsource bp are bringing a 135-MWac solar farm to Ellis County, Texas, California Governor Gavin Newsome considering the Salton Sea for lithium exploration.

Executive, career and boardroom moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities and energy VC.

The good people at Mayfield Renewables take us deep into the technical weeds as they question a rule-of-thumb: Is the 2% DC voltage drop rule accurate for real-world conductor sizing or has technological progress in solar made the rule irrelevant?

A thought experiment by Severin Borenstein suggests how much rooftop solar could reduce transmission and distribution costs.

Solar from customer roofs in Utah is worth somewhere between 1.5 cents/kWh and 22.6 cents/kWh, depending on your calculations and who you ask — a ridiculously wide range.

Sustainability, lower operating costs and return on investment all became paramount issues for the development of this system that will serve the Colorado nonprofit and surrounding Jewish community.