Sacramento utility proposes eschewing rooftop mandate with community solar
The Sacramento Municipal Utility District has created a proposal which would allow homeowners to opt-into community solar programs in lieu of installing systems on their roofs.
Lake Olympia solar co-op selects Sunfinity, more renewables do not lead to more air pollution: pvMB 11/4/19
Hello one and all and thank you for starting your workweek with the pvMB. Today we’ve got TVA contract drawbacks outweighing benefits for Knoxville, a Delaware solar farm expansion, the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee calling out utility obstruction to rooftop solar and more!
Empower Energies partners with Hannon Armstrong, solar in an oil field: Halloween pbMB
Hello energy ghosts and ghouls and welcome to a haunted edition of the pvMB. Today we have 4 MW carport project, the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality’s pollinator-friendly solar kit and a survey done in Florida which shows a high % of residents are concerned about climate change. BOO!
PG&E backup batteries, new community solar in New York: pvMB 10/24/19
Happy Thursday everybody and welcome to the pvMB! Today we’ve got for you a TerraForm notes update, the first ever LA area Contractor Day, a California SOMAH public forum announcement and more!
Ford makes major EV charging investment, Florida regulators approve Tampa Electric Co. solar cost recovery: pvMB 10/22/19
Hello everybody, happy Tuesday and welcome to the pvMB. Today we’ve got for you MnSEIA’s conference kicking off, Greenbacker Renewable Energy signing three solar deals, Philipstown, NY approving community solar and more!
Pittsburgh International Airport installs microgrid, Illinois receives first ComEd community solar rebate: pvMB 10/21/19
Hello all and welcome to the first pvMB of the week, today we’ve got Hammond Power’s website redesign, Power MI launched and more!
Employment abounds: new board additions at PG&E and a new executive at Western Resource Advocates: pvMB 10/16/19
Hello happy people and welcome to this Wednesday’s pvMB. Today we’ve got community solar in Massachusetts and Maryland, Florida Man trying to evict the sun and more!
We love solar when we don’t have to look at it, SHINE launched in Virginia: pvMB 10/14/19
Hello and welcome to this Columbus/Indigenous Peoples day edition of the pvMB!
FPL redefines community solar
FPL has officially filed before state regulators a settlement to institute its gargantuan Solar Together program, one which looks to bring more community solar to the Sunshine state than has been installed in the entire country to date.
Dominion acquires 95 MW in Virginia, PG&E pays Topaz Solar: pvMB 9/27/19
Hello everybody and welcome to a super-secret, post-SPI, Friday edition of the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at the completion of 174 Power Global’s first solar + storage project, CS Energy with a community storage project in New Jersey, Enel X bringing EV chargers to UMass Boston and more!
