Rapper Akon lights up Africa with solar
Akon, the platinum-selling rapper, is lighting up Africa with solar lighting and other products thanks to a reported $1 billion credit line with Chinese manufacturers and a skill for celebrity networking.
Op-Ed: California Agencies Hold En Banc on Retail and Customer Electricity Choice
By the end of this year, as much as 25% of the retail load served by the investor-owned utilities (IOU) will obtain their electric generation service from an entity other than an IOU. California held a meeting to address the changing face of electricity generation.
California prepares solar users for August solar eclipse
To reduce the strain on the electrical grid when the moon obscures the sun on Aug. 21, the California Public Utilities Commission’s (CPUC) President Michael Picker urged the state’s citizens to shave 3.5 GW off the grid between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. on that day.
Washington D.C. launches new low-income solar & job training program
GRID Alternatives will run the first year of the program, training D.C. residents in solar installation while installing PV systems.
PG&E to build 8 solar farms totaling 53 MW for Solar Choice
The California utility is working with seven developers to build the plants throughout its service area to fuel its pooled-resource solar program.
NRG adds 32 MW of community solar to Minnesota portfolio
The integrated power company joins the Minnesota solar revolution by completing seven community solar power plants, serving more than 1,000 Minnesota residents, as well as more than a dozen large Minnesota businesses and municipalities
Pro-solar momentum swells in Virginia
After languishing for years as a state that refused to take full advantage of its solar potential, the Cavalier State is rushing headlong into a future powered by the sun.
Minnesota’s solar market is growing fast (with chart)
Minnesota installed 203 MW-DC of solar during the first quarter, adding to 207 MW deployed in 2016. The state is expecting to reach more than 800 MW of installed capacity by the end of this year.
NRG continues moving into solar during Q1
Despite a challenging financial environment, NRG continues its solar expansion, including an increasing presence in community solar.
“Red state” utilities populate the top 10 lists for solar
SEPA’s annual utility list shows utilities in North Carolina, Iowa and Utah among the top 3 in its lists for solar installed on an absolute and per-customer basis. The organization also published new lists of the top utilities for storage deployment.
