NEXTracker supplies Western Hemisphere’s largest project
The 750 MW project, located in Mexico, has already received 200 MW of the company’s single-axis trackers already – with more to come.
NRG continues moving into solar during Q1
Despite a challenging financial environment, NRG continues its solar expansion, including an increasing presence in community solar.
Dominion to add 990 MW of solar PV over the next five years
The utility cites the falling cost of utility-scale solar for the expanded role, and the large majority of solar plants will be located in North Carolina.
California reopens energy storage subsidies under SGIP (with chart)
The popular California Public Utilities Commission program will start receiving applications today for distributed energy projects that incorporate energy storage.
BREAKING: HelioPower files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy
The case, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nevada, shows the California installer has liabilities of up to $10 million, owed to up to 5,000 creditors.
“Red state” utilities populate the top 10 lists for solar
SEPA’s annual utility list shows utilities in North Carolina, Iowa and Utah among the top 3 in its lists for solar installed on an absolute and per-customer basis. The organization also published new lists of the top utilities for storage deployment.
More evidence of California home solar decline under net metering 2.0 (with a chart)
Data released by OhmHome shows solar permits falling sharply, not only in San Diego but also in San Jose – an indicaction that Net Metering 2.0 has had a similarly negative effect in utility PG&E’s service area to what it did in SDG&E’s.
Nevada Senate passes daily double of pro-solar bills unanimously
With the passage of SB 65 and SB 204, the Silver State is set to revive a solar industry that has been in flux for the past two years.
PG&E wants proposals to build 150 MW of renewable projects
The move is part of the utility’s expansion of its Regional Renewable Choice program, which allows its customers to pay the developer directly and receive a credit on their electricity bill each month.
EIA: Trackers make up more than 1/2 of installed solar
U.S. Department of Energy data shows single- and dual-axis trackers already comprising 53% of installed utility-scale solar capacity by the end of 2015.
