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The thin film PV maker reports difficulties in ramping its new Series 6 product, as well as pressure from module price collapses.

GTM Research has delivered its vision for the future of community solar through 2030: delivering opinions on the policy, structure, finance and innovation needed to move the market forward.

The renewable energy software company will keep the skytron brand and platform, as well as providing services for Draker’s customers.

The nation’s largest residential solar company has announced that it pays its female employees the same as its male employees for similar jobs in similar locations. But regardless of this achievement, the larger industry still has a long way to go.

Indiana’s NIPSCO received bids for solar power at 3.57¢/kWh for 1.3 GW-AC, and 705 MW-AC of solar+storage at an extra charge of $5.90/kW-Mo. The Solar+wind+storage price was not disclosed.

RGS Energy, manufacturer of the Powerhouse 3.0 solar shingle system, has passed UL tests for Class A Fire. Additionally, since June 28, 2018, Powerhouse has received an additional $24 million in ‘written reservations.’

Sunrun’s initial solar power loan securitization, vintage July 2015, hit its three year mark with 110 solar assets having defaulted out of the 7,893 solar assets at closing, representing $2.4 million and 1.6% of the portfolio.

MMEX Resources has begun negotiations for additional acreage at the site of its distillation plant and refinery to add 75-100 MW of solar power. The company already has 1 MW installed.

Green Mountain Power suggests 500 distributed Tesla Powerwalls plus two larger energy storage facilities have saved its customers $500,000 this summer during peak demand hours.

The polysilicon maker has been a casualty of the trade war between the United States and China. Following layoffs, the company expects its plant in Washington to run at only 25% capacity until the trade war is resolved.