Delaware lifts rooftop solar restrictions
Gov. John Carney has signed HB 65, which lifts all restrictions on residential solar installations in the state. The bill looks to ease the installation process of a state with a volatile residential market.
SEIA proposes PURPA reform, Sunrun to bring Brightbox to Vermont: pvMB 08/29/19
In today’s brief we also bring you a job opportunity at DOE and Turning Point Energy coming to Maine.
Georgetown solar project denied permits
A 32.5 MW solar farm set to serve Georgetown University has been denied over concerns that the clear-cutting associated with the project would harm local waterways.
Indiana gas plant spurned – wind, solar and storage respond
Vectren’s 2016 proposal to replace coal with a gas plant was declined as too large and financially risky for the small utility, requiring a new bid – which recently came in showing wind, solar and storage dominating the list of offers.
sonnen turns apartment complex into dispatchable solar + storage power plant
Local utility Rocky Mountain Power will use rooftop solar and 600 batteries at the Soleil Lofts community in Utah to supply demand response and manage peaks on its system, as the latest behind-the-meter contract.
Tesla’s Project Titan, a silent, limitless solar catamaran: pvMB 8/28/19
We’ve got another great brief for you today, folks, as we’ll be checking out, Intersolar North America and NABCEP’s partnership for the 2020 conference in San Diego, Pivot Energy and Standard Solar partnering on projects in Colorado and more!
Balancing solar development and preservation of agricultural lands in the Midwest
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Sara Bergan and Thomas Braun, attorneys at Stoel Rives LLP discuss the difficult balancing act of solar and agriculture in the emerging Midwestern market.
Demand charges, energy arbitrage and behind the meter energy storage payback periods
Research done by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on energy storage shows time of use billing allowing for energy arbitrage opportunities, while more widely available demand charges having a more widely available opportunity.
Pumped hydro in Washington state, the issue with solar cars: pvMB 8/27/19
Happy Tuesday everybody and welcome to the pvMB. Today we’ve got certifications for first solar-powered pool heaters, Carnival cruises introducing battery power and more for you!
Remembering Guy Sella, wildfire victims exempted from California solar mandate: pvMB 8/26/19
Hello one and all and welcome back to the pvMB. Today we have up the Two Creeks solar project breaking ground, new batteries made from Hogweed and more.
