Austin, Texas approves (another) 150 MW solar contract
The new generation will allow the idiosyncratic city’s utility to get 51% of its power from renewable energy by 2020.
Crystalline silicon outpaces thin-film in the U.S. large-scale solar market
U.S. Department of Energy data from 2016 shows crystalline silicon deployment surging last year, while thin-film grows at a more modest pace. Are manufacturing constraints to blame?
EDF puts online 179 MW of solar in Nevada
On the same day it announced an aggressive solar plan for its home country of France, EDF’s U.S. subsidiary added two major plants to its portfolio in conjunction with NV Energy.
Broad coalition unveils $17.6 billion plan to rebuild Puerto Rico’s grid
Under the leadership of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, the Puerto Rico Energy Resiliency Working Group (PRERWG) released a 63-page plan to build a more resilient power system for the U.S. territory, following the devastation by two hurricanes earlier this year.
Solar is meeting more than 10% of electric demand in three states
During the first nine months of 2017, Hawaii and Nevada joined California among the club of states that get more than 10% of their power from solar.
SCE&G hits solar goal three years early
Though exceedingly modest by the standard of leading solar states, the South Carolina utility reached its 42 MW state-mandated goal long before it needed to do so.
EIA: U.S. solar output increases 47% in 2017
The latest monthly report from the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency shows that PV output in the first nine months of 2017 grew 47% over the same period in 2016, with market growth across the nation. PV represented 1.9% of total generation during this period.
Amended Illinois renewable energy plan headed to regulators
The Illinois Power Agency has updated its Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan and filed it with the Illinois Commerce Commission for spring 2018 approval.
National laboratories issue study on growing flexibility and variability of power generators
Lawrence Berkeley and Argonne National Laboratories examine the growth of solar, wind and natural gas power plant operations on wholesale power markets and the impact on nuclear and coal generators.
Altus Power infuses solar investment fund with $150 million
The cash infusion comes at a time when community and commercial solar projects need the money, and more states are looking to expand such programs.
