Novatus goes deeper into solar with Colorado’s largest plant
The private renewable energy asset owner has bought the 156 MW-DC Comanche PV project in Pueblo County, bringing it to 543 MW-AC of solar.
GRID earns DOE grant, but will the government pay?
GRID Alternatives, America’s largest non-profit solar installer, received DOE grants to support its work bringing solar energy to distressed communities. The question looming over the award is this: Will the company ever see a dime?
Vistra to build Texas’ largest solar plant
The power company has bought the 180 MW Upton County Solar 2 project in West Texas, and signed a contract to have the project built.
Report: Suniva case could slash U.S. PV market 60% by 2021 (with chart)
IHS Markit says the complaint creates uncertainty among module manufacturers, who can no longer offer price guarantees to clients until the case is resolved.
8minutenergy moves into energy storage with 1 GW pipeline
The solar developer says most of these early-stage projects are 10-100 MW in capacity, primarily in California, Texas and the Southeast.
Minnesota governor vetoes attempt to remove regulatory oversight of co-ops, again
The omnibus bill from the Republican-led legislature would have also scrapped the Made in Minnesota solar manufacturing program and opened a renewable energy fund to fossil fuel projects.
New technology streamlines residential solar+storage installation supply
Empower Micro Systems launched the next-generation Genesys 8K™ modular smart home energy platform, whose stripped-down MLPE architecture makes it fast to install, delivering power to homeowners more rapidly and at lower cost.
Georgia Power gets approval for mammoth solar plant next to air base
The 139 MW project at Robins AFB will add to the 120 MW that Georgia Power has built at military bases, as the latest in Georgia’s solar boom.
U.S. residential solar market contracts 17% in Q1
According to the soon-to-be quarterly U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, a severe contraction in California headlined the nationwide slide.
