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For the past two years, the Rhode Island-based toy company has reached its goals of powering its U.S. operations with 100% renewable energy and carbon neutrality. Now it wants to bring that mandate to its global operations.

According to Deloitte’s annual “Resources 2017 Study – Energy Management: Sustainability & Progress,” grid parity, driven by technological advances and plunging prices, has allowed consumers and businesses to choose clean energy over more traditional fossil-fuel options, with increasing solar use being most consumers’ top priority.

Governor Sandoval’s signing of the bill in Las Vegas will put an end to a year and a half of market interruption after regulators he appointed abruptly scrapped the policy.

OhmHome’s May Solar Index report shows solar permits in the Golden State rose 12% from April, with Arizona close behind with 10% growth.

Blattner has chosen SunLink to supply both engineering services and fixed-tilt mounting solutions for projects in both states.

The partners said they launched the fund to encourage innovative uses of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in commercial projects.

Since 2012, the company has raised nearly $2 billion to support its business model of funding projects off its balance sheet.

A Q1 report by GTM Research and SEIA found PV system price declines across all sectors, following collapses in component pricing. Fixed-tilt utility-scale systems broke the $1 per watt barrier for the first time during the quarter.

The co-op expects to put the 20 MW Apache Solar Project in Arizona online in September, which will help to reduce its dependence upon coal.