Residential PV

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National Grid had requested up to 5x and 3x increases on fixed charges for residential and commercial customers, as well as a new charge for community and government solar.

This puts Long Island at as much as 280 MW of installed residential PV, as the largest regional market in the state.

This week we saw policy wins in California and New York City, as well as some good signs from Nevada and a promising policy in Massachusetts – not to mention documentation of a big fall in solar costs.

While advocates welcomed the gesture, these recommendations will require legislative action to become reality.

Our new videos from America’s largest solar trade show feature interviews with the CEOs of First Solar and SolarWorld Americas.

Project Sunroof, an initiative led by Google, has been announced as one of 13 winners of the United Nations ‘Momentum for Change’ climate change award, by enabling tens of millions of Americans to evaluate the solar potential of their home with just the click of a button, showing them both monetary savings and environmental impact.

The latest report by NREL shows an ongoing decline in costs across sectors, with soft costs remaining stubbornly high for residential installations.

Thanks to a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy, the Oakland, Calif.-based non-profit solar installer will put 394 kW to electrify areas that are often underserved by utilities.

Tanguy Serra will be stepping down from his post as president as well at the end of the year.