Sunrun reports strong Q2 results
The third-party residential solar company is still struggling with high costs in its partner network, but has surpassed Vivint Solar as the second-largest residential solar installer in 2016 so far.
SolarCity to make BIPV modules at Buffalo factory, will consider cell partnership
Industry analysts note that the market for residential BIPV in the United States is “non-existent” at present, and SolarCity’s plans to use crystalline silicon are a new direction.
BREAKING: Arizona regulators preserve net metering in UNS case
The case was closely watched as a precedent for future rate cases in Arizona.
Additional solar charges beaten back in New Mexico
New Mexico regulators have approved a settlement under which a utility request to increase fees on its customers with rooftop solar was nullified, which also reduces fees for agricultural customers.
SolarCity shows uneven results in Q2 2016
The leading distributed solar provider is bringing down costs and growing bookings after a difficult Q1, but its losses remain wide.
Vivint Solar bounces back in Q2 results
In results for its first full quarter since the failed merger of Vivint Solar and SunEdison, the residential solar installer reports recovery and record low costs.
New York Green Bank loans $37 million to Vivint Solar
Vivint Solar says that the loan will allow it to install solar on 8,250 homes in New York.
Solar empires: The pv magazine USA weekly news roundup
Today we bring you the first weekly collection of stories from the new pv magazine USA website.
Regulators largely deny utility requests for fixed charge increases
A policy report finds that while utilities are increasingly asking to increase fixed charges, in more than half of recent cases these requests were denied.
Vivint Solar refinances tax equity funds with $313 million loan facility
The company describes the loan as an alternative to bond securitization for its residential solar projects.
