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.
NY Green Bank wants $1 billion to expand financing for clean energy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes to spur private-sector investment in the organization.
Solar and energy storage in New England: It’s complicated
Greentech Media’s Solar and Storage Symposium looked at the big picture in terms of policies and markets, in a region where complexity reigns.
Georgia Power to open community solar program in January
The 3 MW program which opens in January offers a share in solar – for a remarkably steep price.
Iowa lights way to a solar future as largest solar garden comes online
Known more for its wind than its solar resources, Alliant Energy Iowa has brought a 6.2 MW solar project online.
Utilities step up attempts to increase fixed charges, minimum bills
The latest report by North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center shows that utilities are trying the same tactics to gain more revenue from and/or stop their customers from going solar. But their success rate has not changed.
