Morning Brief: EV expansion in New Jersey, Visa is 100% renewable
Hello readers and welcome to another Hump Day morning brief. Today we’ve got Pepsico going 100% renewable, Sonnedix closing $15 million financing in Puerto Rico, JLC Infrastructure buying out Greenskies and more!
Residential solar power purchasing tipping points found
Researchers have looked at historical buying patterns across multiple countries and U.S. states, and found that starting near $1,000/kW of net present value broader uptake of residential solar begins, at $3,000/kw the market is really overheating, and at $7,000/kW it’s projected that 50% of viable home owners would be financially motivated to adopt solar power.
SunCast Episode 217: German market strategies for the US solar market with Gordon Baier of GoSolar
In a another special taped at SPI 2019, Nico sits down with Gordon Baier of GoSolar to discuss the use of German solar market strategies successfully in the United States.
Morning Brief: Titan 1 breaks ground, Blackstone refinances Altus for $850 million
Welcome to another morning brief. Today we’ve got Goldman Sachs financing $200 million in Loanpal loans, Swiss RE and kWh analytics collaborating to accelerate solar adoption, Voltus’ 50 MW demand response award, SERES transitioning its battery division into a subsidiary and more!
More accusations of discrimination at Momentum Solar
A former employee is suing the company over allegations that she was terminated once she informed management of her high-risk pregnancy.
Solar industry gets $27.8 billion in corporate finance for company building and projects in 2019
Mercom Capital has released their annual report – describing the year as robust – showing company funding of $11.7 billion, up 20% over 2018, and announced project deals of $16.1 billion, up 14%.
SunCast 214: Solar Optimization Methods with Michael Ginsberg of Mastering Green
In this episode of SunCast, Nico sits down with Michael Ginsberg, CEO of Mastering Green, to discuss the key lessons and takeaways from his world travels and training.
South Carolina regulators about-face, reverse earlier decision on Dominion PURPA rates
A month after deciding upon the rates Dominion Energy will use to compensate PURPA customers, the state’s Public Service Commission has reversed the decision — raising the rates and laying the groundwork for a successful solar compensation structure.
Titan, Mustang and West of Pecos solar power plants move forward
RWE’s “West of Pecos” 100MWac Texas solar facility has turned on, Sunpin Solar is breaking ground on a 70MWac/98MWdc solar plant in southern California, and Solar Frontier Americas closed on finance for its under-construction 210MWdc Mustang Two plant.
Morning Brief: New events at Intersolar, Nexamp bringing community solar to New Jersey
Today we’ve got a 12 MW installation in Virginia, a 1.5 MW project for an Arkansas school district, the dramatic effect of demand fees in Kansas and more.
