Florida approves Duke’s solar plan despite SEIA’s objections
Despite intense opposition to the proposed settlement from solar’s national association, the Sunshine State’s Public Service Commission will allow Duke Energy Florida to build about 175 megawatts of solar-generation per year through 2021.
Puerto Rican Senator to USITC: Don’t kneecap our grid’s future
The possibly bright future of the Puerto Rican electrical grid could be put at risk if severe penalties are imposed on imported solar modules, said Puerto Rican Senator Eduardo Bhatia in a letter to the commission.
Avangrid begins to move into solar
The power company has mostly build wind to date, but has announced 300 MW of solar projects.
Kaua’i to get its biggest solar + storage system to date
The island, which has been called a ‘postcard from the future’ for its high levels of solar and energy storage, is getting ready for 28 MW more solar and 20 MW of batteries.
Midwest solar markets: An interview with Sean Gallagher
Sean Gallagher of SEIA comments on the burgeoning regional solar market at the Solar Midwest conference in Chicago.
Recurrent Energy puts 71 MW-AC of solar online in North Carolina
The plant is one of the largest solar projects east of the Mississippi, adding further to the installed base of the No. 2 state for solar.
FPL is halfway to installing 2.5 million solar modules
The Sunshine State’s largest utility has installed 1.25 million panels so far on eight utility-scale solar plants it currently has under construction and expects to meet its goal by early 2018
Jacksonville utility dismantles net metering while pursuing utility-scale solar
Florida’s largest electric utility has sprung an overhaul of its net metering policy on consumers while launching a program to procure an additional 250 MW of utility-scale solar and provide subsidies for customers to install batteries.
Dominion Virginia adds solar tariff rider to 300 MW project solicitation
The utility is looking for new solar and onshore wind projects 10 to 150 MW in size located in Virginia.
Coal plant retirements create opportunity for solar in Texas
Coal is dying, and even the president of the United States can’t change that.
