NV Energy PURPA-sly requests 50 MW in solar proposals
Interested parties can submit plans from now until July 6, winners of the contracts will be announced on Oct. 19 and the projects are expected to be online in 2020.
Construction begins on 596 MW of solar in Florida
The eight projects being built by Black & Veatch and Blattner for FPL will greatly increase the state’s solar capacity and could catapult it into a leading solar market.
No child’s play: Hasbro to expand its 100% renewables mandate globally
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.
Deloitte says millennials are driving solar expansion
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.
Nevada governor to sign net metering revival bill tomorrow
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.
California’s residential, commercial markets show slight rebound in May (full report here)
OhmHome’s May Solar Index report shows solar permits in the Golden State rose 12% from April, with Arizona close behind with 10% growth.
SunLink to supply 500 MW of projects in Florida & Minnesota
Blattner has chosen SunLink to supply both engineering services and fixed-tilt mounting solutions for projects in both states.
Firms put skin in the game to back architectural solar innovations for up to 30 years
The partners said they launched the fund to encourage innovative uses of building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) in commercial projects.
Sunnova snags $1 billion investment in first three months of 2017
Since 2012, the company has raised nearly $2 billion to support its business model of funding projects off its balance sheet.
Utility-scale solar falls below $1 per watt (w/ charts)
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.
