New credit union specializing in PV and other clean energy loans opens up.
Clean Energy Credit Union, affiliated with the American Solar Energy Society, starts up online operations.
Pennsylvania requires solar SRECs to come from within the state
Previously solar renewable energy credits (SREC) could come from outside the state, but not be sold outside. Will the new law help the state’s very low SREC prices?
Tesla solar deployments plummet while energy storage rises
The nation’s largest residential PV installer deployed only 109 MW of solar during Q3, its lowest level in many years, but it did install 110 MWh of battery storage.
Renovate America sheds 100 jobs in rapid restructure
The Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) provider insists it is financially sound and that the restructuring is designed to ensure “our operation is running as efficiently as possible”.
Solar permitting data shows residential market woes
Oregon showed the largest increase in permits issues, while Vermont’s permits cratered. Compared to 2016’s Q3, the 17 states surveyed by OhmHome issued 11% fewer permits.
NY Green Bank wants $1 billion to expand financing for clean energy
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo hopes to spur private-sector investment in the organization.
Mosaic secures $307 million more against its loan portfolio
The company says the $307 million is the largest solar loan securitization issued to date and that this will not be its last.
California extends grandfathering under new TOU rates
The new rule gives some breathing room for solar customers caught up in the abrupt shift in peak times.
Solar and energy storage in New England: It’s complicated
Greentech Media’s Solar and Storage Symposium looked at the big picture in terms of policies and markets, in a region where complexity reigns.
Massachusetts’ opportunity to get SMART about solar
In this op-ed Vote Solar takes a look at what it will take to keep up the momentum of Massachusetts’ solar market.
