Like peanut butter and jelly, wind+solar in a 1.2 GW deal
NextEra and KKR have partnered on a portfolio of ten operational wind+solar assets, totaling 860 MW of wind and 328 MWac of solar, in a $900 million convertible equity finance deal.
Midwestern and Northern Tier contractors put up 250 MW of small-scale solar
Contractors in Indiana, Washington, Illinois and Iowa put up half of that total, while groups work to expand opportunities state by state. “Snapshot stories” included.
The solar will rise again
Louisiana utility Cleco Power may issue a request for proposals for up to 400 MW of solar capacity some time this year.
Fossils going hard after solar in Spotsylvania
Large scale solar power development is under attack by fossil fuel interests, with the Spotsylvania, Virginia project by sPower being focused on by right wing news websites and “think tanks”.
Sunrun breaks 100 MW, heavy investment ongoing
The nation’s largest residential solar company noted higher than expected revenues, an increased net present value of its installations, and a hold of installation costs under $2/W – but also a strong operating cost increase and a Wall Street misinterpretation on expected earnings per share.
San Bernardino County bans large-scale solar, wind in some areas
California’s largest county has banned renewable energy projects that doesn’t serve local needs in 14 communities and “rural living” zoning districts, covering more than one million acres.
pvMB 2/28/19: Iowa considers “sun tax”, Tesla Powerwall installations begin in Vermont
Good morning and welcome to the pv magazine USA morning brief. Today we also bring you Kansas’ solar advocates pushing back against discriminatory fees, NREL getting testing uncertainty down to 1.1%, a new CMO at JinkoSolar, and more…
Maine House takes first steps to undo gross metering
The Maine House has given preliminary approval to a bill to reverse Former Governor LePage’s policy of allowing utilities to impose rate structures on self-consumed solar.
Texas’ largest solar project, a behemoth of national scale, breaks ground
497 MWdc of solar power is coming to Upton County, Texas, as Enel Green Power North America stakes its claim for the largest project in the Lone Star state.
Community solar drives Minnesota’s solar expansion
Nearly all of the solar installed in Minnesota last year was community solar, which enabled a 47% increase in the state’s installed capacity. And the best may be yet to come.
