sPower provides 107 MW of power to California water department
The Solverde 1 Solar project will help California Department of Water Resources continue toward its mission of becoming more environmentally responsible.
AEP Ohio requests proposals for 100 MW solar despite RPS freeze
Two weeks after the legislature decided to slow-walk the state’s renewable energy progress in the state, AEP Ohio has requested proposals to build 100 MW of solar generation
8minutenergy & D.E. Shaw put 155 MW-AC solar project online at under $59/MWh
This is one of the lower PPAs reported for solar projects in service in the United States; however PPAs are now being signed for much lower prices.
D.E. Shaw begins construction on a 52 MW solar project in Mississippi
D.E. Shaw expects to complete the plant in Sumrall by the second quarter of 2017.
TerraForm Power expects to break even in 2017
In a conference call the yieldco says that sale of 376 MW of solar projects in the UK is at an advanced stage, and gave additional information on financial metrics.
FERC declines to intervene in Montana PURPA fight
The federal regulatory body states that Montana’s PSC is not in compliance with PURPA, and says that FLS Energy is free to pursue a remedy in the courts.
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.
