The people vs. HB 6, Con Edison reaches 250 MW installed: pvMB 7/25/19
Two things are absolutley certain right now. It’s Thursday and you’re reading the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at Independent developers dominating the NC solar auction, Sunnova announcing share prices, the very cool LightSail 2 spacecraft and more!
Target defends its crown as largest adopter of on-site corporate solar power
The top on-site home for corporate solar remains the same in SEIA’s 2018 Solar Means Business Report, but new challengers have entered, as the report includes off-site solar for the first time.
Tesla results: solar down, batteries up
Elon Musk’s EV and energy company is becoming increasingly irrelevant in the rooftop solar market, but battery sales are booming.
NextEra reaches record development in Q2
The power company’s project backlog has never been bigger and this is just one piece in an expectedly strong finish to the first half of the year.
The perks and realities of solar parking garages
In this article Will Arnold of Quest Renewables breaks down the logistics of what makes a solar parking garage, as well as the benefits and challenges of the projects.
De Blasio threatens to municipalize NYC, ratings watches remain for Solar Star: pvMB 7/23/19
Welcome to the Tuesday MB, everybody. Today we’ll also be looking at 20 MW coming to Long Island, Solar Energy Technologies Office’s stakeholder webinars and more!
Duke buys a 200 MW merchant solar project in Texas
The 200 MW Holstein project holds a 12-year hedge agreement with a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. As one of the first U.S. merchant projects seen by pv magazine, it points to larger moves in the solar market.
ConEd shuts Brooklyn off, seeks 1.21+ gigawatt-hours of batteries
While the New York utility struggles with heatwave conditions, the group issues a request for proposals for 310 MW of energy storage power with at least four hours of capacity, with projects due to complete by the end of 2022.
TerraForm Power snatches up 320 MW of DG solar + fuel cells
The acquisition will bring TerraForm’s distributed generation portfolio to around 750 MW, making it one of the largest owners of behind-the-meter solar in the nation.
North Carolina utilities approve 551 MW of solar power at 3.8¢/kWh
Duke Energy has completed a solicitation for 551 MWac of solar power through its CPRE program, with average pricing between 3.79¢/kWh and 3.83¢/kWh and 20 year power contracts.
