Group recruits standing solar army
In move designed to articulate more effectively its role in uniting solar consumers for the fights around the country for solar-friendly policies, Community Power Network relaunches as Solar United Neighbors.
Back from the dead? New deal could revive Dow solar shingles
RGS Energy and Dow have reached an agreement to revive the Powerhouse brand in 3.0 form. Could the market conditions finally be right for the long-struggling (but often intriguing) brand?
California rejects gas peaker plant, seeks clean energy alternatives
The California Public Utilities Commission rejected a refurbishment of the Southern California Edison’s Ellwood Peaker Plant, paving the way for a solar+storage solution instead.
Massachusetts net metering caps strand $78 million in plans
According to the Solar Energy Industries Association, 124 projects are in Kafkaesque limbo because of the state’s low net metering caps. Today, SEIA and its Massachusetts allies will lobby to raise the caps to 5%, which it predicts would lead to 1 GW of solar being installed by 2022.
FERC sets expedited timeline for coal, nuclear bailout
Federal regulators have given an October 23 deadline for testimony under a rule intended to subsidize nuclear and coal plants, a schedule which the solar and wind industries are joined by oil, gas and other public power groups in opposing. This could be the beginning of a long fight.
Utah PSC: Full retail-rate net metering will end on Nov. 15
The deal, negotiated between solar advocates and Rocky Mountain Power, will grandfather all solar customers who sign up before that date – and recover those outlays by charging ALL customers an extra fee.
Move over, solar – we have some fracking and mining to do
Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke appeared to signal opposition to putting solar projects on public lands, while opening them up to fossil-fuel extraction during remarks at the National Clean Energy Week Conference. What a surprise.
Tampa Electric proposes building 600 MW of solar PV
If approved, this will allow the utility to source 6% of its electricity from solar
Senators want more than $1 billion to promote energy storage answers
A new bill – the Advancing Grid Storage Act – would devote $50 million for research, $500 million for deployment assistance and $500 million in grants to cover upfront costs for some projects.
True Green scoops up 37 MW of Massachusetts solar
With the recent closure of a funding round and a big module deal, True Green is on a roll.
