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.
Indiana municipal utility association launches another solar park
Indiana Municipal Power Association dedicates another megawatt scale PV system in one of their member communities, totaling 15 systems so far.
Tennessee coalition wants the Tennessee Valley Authority to get with the solar program
Diverse interests in the Volunteer State have formed an umbrella group to compel the TVA to adopt policies and programs to allow more solar installations
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.
Wells Fargo will purchase 100% renewable electricity in 2017
Joining a growing Who’s Who list of the world’s top companies, the banking giant is moving on from its interim goal to its long-term goal of funding new sources of green power by 2020.
“The Suniva effect” stalls $100 million project in Texas
With the final recommendations to President Donald J. Trump four days away, investors in a massive solar project 90 minutes south of Odessa find it on hold until the tariff decision is handed down.
EIA predicts utility-scale solar market contraction in 2018
The agency projects a 4 GW-AC large-scale solar market in 2018, as EIA begins to backtrack on its recent improvements in solar data
Big Apple to get big multi-family solar
The largest private rental development in Manhattan will get the largest collection of rooftop solar on a multi-family development in the United States.
Sunrun within striking distance of Tesla’s solar market share
Sunrun installed only 17% less solar than Tesla/SolarCity during Q3, as the only of the big three residential solar companies that is still growing
Vivint Solar installations flat during Q3 (w/ charts)
In line with the sluggishness of the residential solar sector Vivint’s volume deployed remains substantially lower than a year ago, as its business model shifts.
