Coal may still be king, but solar is where the power is (with video)
Dear Ms. Morissette: THIS is how you do irony. The Kentucky Coal Mining Museum in Benham, Kentucky, flipped the switch yesterday on solar array in an attempt to save money and preserve the history of coal country.
Maryland pilot program would add 200 MW of community solar
The application process for new community solar projects begins on Monday and will run through May 5.
Massachusetts expected to add 400 MW in community solar
Over the next two years, a backlog of community solar projects, driven by a desire to be grandfathered under more generous net-metering rates, will allow more than six times the megawattage already installed in the state to be completed.
Could Trump’s border wall be powered by solar?
If one proposal for building the president’s barrier on the Mexican border becomes a reality, it will include a 2 MW solar system to power it – and sell excess power to Mexico.
Top solar cities struggle with policy changes
The latest report by Environment America shows San Diego moving to second-place in per-capita solar PV and first place in overall watts, just as Net Metering 2.0 slows down its residential solar market.
Florida Power & Light plans 1.5 GW more solar by 2023
The new capacity would add to the 600 MW that the company expects to have online by early 2018 and the 335 MW already operational.
Report: Muni governments should work together on community solar
Though a multi-community approach can bring additional challenges, it can also bring cost savings by creating bigger projects and leveraging the expertise of more experts, says Minnesota solar advocacy group Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs).
SEPA, SGIP consummate marriage
After announcing their engagement in February, the Smart Electric Power Alliance and SGIP completed their merger today, providing a one-stop shop for utilities and distributed energy providers to collaborate on a clean energy future.
CIT leads 50 MW battery storage finance for SCE
CIT, Macquarie Capital and Advanced Microgrid Solutions have closed what they call the first non-recourse project financing of a battery storage system, destined for the West Los Angeles Basin service territory of Southern California Edison (SCE).
Array Technologies expands into Australia solar tracker market
Array has opened an office in Sydney and will provide trackers for Neoen Australia’s three recently announced PV plants in the state of New South Wales: the Parkes (66 MW), Griffith (36 MW) and Dubbo (28 MW) Solar Farms.
