JKB supplies 280 kW ag system in West Sacramento
Walnut grower River Oak Orchards expects to cut its PG&E utility costs by 75.8 percent and save over $63,000 every year with the 880 panels it has supported by the Mounting Systems fixed ground mount system.
SolarCity move shows Florida is open for business
In the wake of two pro-solar voter decisions this year, the country’s most well-known residential solar installer has swooped in to capitalize on the state’s suddenly pro-solar climate
Sale of Verengo assets clears another hurdle
Since the company received only one bid for its more than 20,000 installed systems, the sale of them to Crius Energy is set to move forward
Renewables rise to 15% of U.S. electricity generation in Q1-Q3 2016
While solar’s share of net U.S. generation was only 1.4%, this is a 40% increase from a year ago.
Some relief in sight? Firms create fund to alleviate distributed C&I backlog
Empower Energies combines its expertise with project operator WGL Energy Systems for the next two years to provide much-needed funding for an underserved market
NREL creates solar PV competitive test site
The test arrays will initially feature modules from three manufacturers, and NREL will publish the resulting performance and degradation rates online.
IKEA to install 1.2 MW solar array on Columbus store
The Swedish retailer continues its march to energy independence using renewable sources, as it sets out plans to install its 46th solar array in the U.S., with a 1.21 MW PV system for the rooftop on its Columbus, Ohio, store that will be installed by REC Solar.
TerraForm Power, Global forecast continued losses in 2016
While TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global are making progress in their separation from SunEdison, the two yieldcos continue to be plagued by losses and report that available cash for payouts to investors will be substantially reduced from previous estimates.
Soltec America supplies 38 MW of trackers to Kayenta Solar Plant
Soltec will supply its SF Utility Single-Axis Tracker for the project in Kayenta Monument Valley, AZ, being developed by Isolux Corman Group.
HECO sees significant uptick in self-supply applications
After protracted wrangling over solar adoption in Honolulu, the state’s citizens are taking matters into their own hands — joining a self-supply program that could show the way to NEM 2.0
