The ITC creates local American jobs. Why end it now?
In this op-ed for pv magazine GAF Energy President Martin DeBono calls for an extension of the solar Investment Tax Credit due to its role as an economic incentive for innovation and job and value creation.
We love solar when we don’t have to look at it, SHINE launched in Virginia: pvMB 10/14/19
Hello and welcome to this Columbus/Indigenous Peoples day edition of the pvMB!
Vertically integrated advanced energy manufacturing from SolarEdge
pv magazine USA sat down with VP of Marketing & Product Strategy Lior Handelsman at Solar Power International 2019 in Salt Lake City to get the full scope of what SolarEdge is up to.
Suncast Episode 190: Jake Rozmaryn, Antenna Group VP & Forbes 30 Under 30
In this episode of Suncast, Nico Johnson sits down with Vice President of Antenna Group, Jake Rozmaryn to discuss the foundatiuon and sale of his marketing firm and what led him to Antenna Group.
Hoosiers shoot from deep for solar, storage and wind
Indiana utility NIPSCO has submitted a request for proposals seeking 2.3 GWac of solar+storage capacity (and a much greater DC nameplate) by 2023, which would increase solar in the state by way more than 700%, as it retires a majority of its coal power plants by 2023.
The Midwest’s solar future will be unlike anything seen before
Fitch Solutions Marco Research has boldly predicted the region will be a main driver towards the 100 GW of solar power capacity expected to hit the U.S. over the next 10 years. The procurmeent will be led by city and utility commitments to renewable energy, the falling costs of solar and the continued expansion of popular community solar programs.
Loss of tax abatement could derail a massive solar project in Indiana
The Lone Oak Solar Energy Center’s future is in jeopardy after the Madison County Council denied a tax abatement, which developer Invenergy has said is crucial.
Orlando utility explores doubling PV capacity, groundbreaking hydrogen project
The Orlando Utility Commission will not only be adding 149 MW of solar projects to its generation portfolio, but is also developing a first-of-its-kind hydrogen storage project, with the hope it can be PV’s perfect partner in the future.
7X Energy preps for ITC end-of-days with massive inverter buy
The company has purchased enough inverters to ensure that more than 2 GW of projects will qualify for the full 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit, becoming at least the second company to make such a move in this week alone.
Yo, California, first – you stanch the bleeding, then you work the wound
The Clean Power Alliance of California is arguing that in dealing with projected electricity shortfalls, regulators should allow for full state participation and clean energy developers to meet the demand, versus extending the operations of gas plants located in population centers.
