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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.

Illinois energy bill passes without demand charges or repeal of net metering

SB 2814 includes reforms to the state’s renewable energy mandate, which will now support an estimated 2.0 GW of solar by 2025, as well as a bailout for aging nuclear plants.

Renewables rise to 15% of U.S. electricity generation in Q1-Q3 2016

While solar’s share of net U.S. generation was only 1.4%, this is a 40% increase from a year ago.

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NREL creates solar PV competitive test site

The test arrays will initially feature modules from three manufacturers, and NREL will publish the resulting performance and degradation rates online.

TerraForm Power, Global forecast continued losses in 2016

While TerraForm Power and TerraForm Global are making progress in their separation from SunEdison, the two yieldcos continue to be plagued by losses and report that available cash for payouts to investors will be substantially reduced from previous estimates.

Soltec America supplies 38 MW of trackers to Kayenta Solar Plant

Soltec will supply its SF Utility Single-Axis Tracker for the project in Kayenta Monument Valley, AZ, being developed by Isolux Corman Group.

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