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Lazard: Global solar PV, storage costs fall in 2016

The financial advisory finds that costs from solar are falling faster than other energy sources, and is additionally documenting steep falls in storage costs.

North Carolina urged to re-evaluate state’s solar policy

Among the issues up for discussion are third-party solar integration, a re-evaluation of solar’s 80 percent property-tax exemption and a re-evaluation of the state’s RPS.

Q3 was the largest quarter ever for the U.S. solar market

The nation installed over 4 GW-DC of solar PV during Q3 2016, and even more is expected in the fourth quarter of the year. However as utility-scale solar booms the residential segment is struggling.

Talesun supplies 96 MW of PV modules to project in California

The Chinese solar module producer will ship its high efficiency modules to the U.S. state from its Thailand production facility. Modules to be used in the ColGreen North Shore project.

Georgia reaches accord on renewable cost-benefit framework

Georgia Power and the Georgia Public Service Commission issued a joint recommendation on how to evaluate solar’s value to the state’s grid, with a view of using the framework in the Renewable Energy Development Initiative

NextEra & First Solar commission 250 MW-AC project in Nevada

Does this mean that the age of mega-solar projects is over at last?

Global inverter shipments to contract 5% in 2017 before steady recovery, says GTM Research

Consolidation of top 10 suppliers continues as Chinese inverter firms Huawei and Sungrow top shipment chart, while SMA’s U.S. strength sees it cling on to top spot for revenue, report shows.

Google to source 100% of its power from renewables in 2017

The tech giant says that next year all of its offices as well as its data centers will be powered by renewables. The company has signed 20 PPAs to date for a total of 2.6 GW.

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OCI to sell Alamo 6 solar project for $385 million

The Texan/Korean developer has not said who it will sell the 110 MW-AC plant to.

TerraForm Power gives January deadline for bids, warns shareholders about its ability to continue

The yieldco says that bidders must provide firm pricing by a defined date in January, as it allows the offer of an expedited takeover by Brookfield and Appaloosa to lapse.

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