Canadian Solar beats shipment and revenue guidance for Q2
The Chinese-Canadian solar firm shipped 1,290 MW of modules and posted net revenue of $805.9 million in the second quarter, with nearly half of its sales to the Americas.
Sunlink expands installation business in New England
The company has contracted for over 20 MW of projects in Massachusetts and Vermont.
NV Energy seeking approval for 100 MW PV plant in Nevada
The Nevada utility has requested approval from the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada for a 100 MW solar plant, while simultaneously requesting the early retirement of a coal-fired generation facility, but its previous objection to net metering lingers in the memory.
Xcel increases Colorado solar commitments in settlement, withdraws grid charge
The wide-ranging settlement of three separate cases would include a process for battery storage interconnection, the withdrawal of a charge for solar customers, and a shift to time-of-use rates.
NRG Yield to issue $350 million in bonds
The yieldco says that proceeds will be used to repay current borrowings, and may use the remainder to fund “acquisitions and investments”.
pv magazine USA weekly news roundup
A critical rate case in Arizona gets resolved, NRG moves to acquire SunEdison assets, SolarCity goes BIPV, downsizing at SMA and SunPower, results from SCTY, RUN & VSLR, and more…
First Solar reports successes in Turkey and India
The thin film maker and developer reports 160 MW-DC of PV module orders in Turkey, while putting 130 MW-AC of projects online in India.
Mitsubishi to invest in US solar firm Nexamp
The Japanese corporation reaches agreement to indirectly take a near majority ownership in the firm, which specializes in community and commercial solar installations.
NRG applies to acquire 2.1 GW of SunEdison solar and wind projects
The carving up of SunEdison’s holdings has formally begun.
NRG Yield reports healthy Q2 results
The yieldco of energy company NRG has also announced that it will acquire its parent company’s remaining stake in the 250 MW California Valley Solar Ranch (CVSR) plant.
