Austin, Texas begins taking applications for low-income solar program
200 eligible customers can pay a price slightly below current rates for power from a new 2.5 MW solar project in East Austin.
New Mexico co-op signs 4.5 cent/kWh PPA for community solar project
The 3 MW project is expected to come online in March.
Amended Illinois renewable energy plan headed to regulators
The Illinois Power Agency has updated its Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan and filed it with the Illinois Commerce Commission for spring 2018 approval.
Altus Power infuses solar investment fund with $150 million
The cash infusion comes at a time when community and commercial solar projects need the money, and more states are looking to expand such programs.
Rocky Mountain Institute issues guide for greener cities
The RMI handbook provides a template to reduce and eliminate cities’ carbon footprints, including solar implementation strategies and examples.
Broadening clean energy deployment: Jigar Shah on Generate Capital
In this interview Jigar Shah talks about his firm Generate Capital and its mission to bring funding to previously overlooked but promising clean energy technologies.
Community battery systems? Yep – if Colorado co-op’s pilot succeeds
The idea of community solar has been largely accepted by both the industry and public alike. Could purchasing part of a backup battery system be far behind?
Minnesota community solar capacity soars to 170 MW
According to the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, Minnesota’s long ballyhooed community solar program has exploded, with more than 100 projects reaching a capacity of 170 MW of electricity.
Here comes the SUN: Minnesota signs up for solar army
The latest Solar United Neighbors’ co-op is in the Minneapolis suburb of Uptown, co-sponsored by the Lowry Hill East Neighborhood Association (LHENA) and Solar United Neighbors, bringing a ninth state to SUN’s ever-growing network of solar homeowners.
NRG Yield shows modest progress in Q3
The yieldco has closed on a drop-down of 38 MW of solar from NRG, and formed an investment partnership in $50 million of community solar projects.
