USD 300 million partnership between SolarCity and Credit Suisse
The Swiss financer has agreed to a new fund with SolarCity to finance USD 300 million in residential solar projects across the U.S., as SolarCity continues to develop influential partnerships ahead of its proposed merger with Tesla.
SEIA launches O&M working group
The group will look at quality and reliability issues. SEIA is also re-launching its Installer Safety & Workforce Development working group.
Energy-related CO2 emissions hit lowest level since 1991
Data for the first six months of 2016 shows warmer weather and increasing renewable energy use cutting into demand for fossil fuels.
Tesla, SolarCity set November 17 as date for shareholder votes
The moment of truth is coming for the consolidation of Elon Musk’s clean energy empire.
Arizona’s draft value of solar order leaves much to be desired
While the new policy would grandfather existing users and apply only to exports, re-assessments of the value would be made every five years, and advocates have questions about the valuation methodology.
Talking with the CEOs: New video interviews on pv magazine LIVE
As the final installment of videos from the SPI 2016 trade show, pv magazine LIVE brings you interviews with four CEOs from across the solar industry.
APS surpasses 1 GW of installed solar, joins Energy Imbalance Market
The capacity announcement follows shortly on the utility’s joining a regional wholesale market. APS’ portfolio is evenly split between rooftop and utility-scale PV.
Mercom: Partial recovery in solar investment during Q3 (with charts)
Mercom Capital’s Q3 report shows a significant increase in investment levels from last quarter, but funding is still down across the board compared to a year ago.
U.S. demand helps boost REC module shipments 25% in Q2
The Norwegian solar company shipped 326 MW of modules in the second quarter of 2016, with the United States accounting for 60% of all shipments.
Looking back: 3 stories you may have missed
There was A LOT of important news last week, so you can’t possibly have seen it all. When stories fall through the cracks, we catch them — and then we bring them to you in a collection we call Looking back.
