Mosaic seeks long term residential solar relationship
Mosaic has received an A rating on an asset-backed securitization of $229 million worth of residential solar power loans averaging just short of $30,000 each.
pvMB 1/23/19: NYSEIA names Shyam Mehta as new ED, S-5! defends its patent, and more…
Happy Wednesday and welcome to the pv magazine USA morning brief. Today we’ll be looking at SunShare completing 100 MW of community solar, low-income customer representatives being blocked from speaking in LG&E’s rate case, PNM saying a 50% RPS is doable and everything else on the day’s solar slate.
Single axis trackers go to court
NEXTracker has sued Sunlink for infringing on a patent for a balanced solar tracker clamp, and a separate patent describing the broader support system of a single axis tracker.
The Clean Peak questionnaire
Massachusetts has scheduled a stakeholder meeting regarding the state’s Clean Peak Energy Portfolio Standard, releasing a questionnaire that gives insight into the state’s thinking on this upcoming clean energy requirement.
pvMB 1/22/19: DOE dreaming of a lithium battery recycling center, Ford’s EV F-150 and more
In today’s edition of the pv magazine USA morning brief we look at SolarReserve naming Tom Georgis CEO, 34% of Americans planning on making the EV switch by 2030, JFK airport getting 10 MW solar, as well as stories from all aspects of the industry. Buckle up.
Solar beats wind to the bank
Fitch Ratings has found that utility scale solar power projects outperform similarly sized wind projects when it comes to predictability of revenue, with most solar projects decently outperforming original ratings.
pvMB 1/21/19: Belgian students march to demand climate action, Ameresco buys Maximum Solar and more!
In today’s edition of the pv magazine USA morning brief, we also take a look at Strata Solar achieving zero injuries in 2018, New Hampshire passing its first battery pilot program, EQ Research’s Q4 2018 General Rate Case Update and everything else you need to start your week.
EIA: Wind and solar will be fastest growing sources of electricity in 2019 and 2020
The EIA projects that wind and solar will grow 10-17% over the next two years, despite contraction in U.S. electricity demand & generation.
pvMB 1/18/19: Tesla cuts 7% of workforce, a win for interconnection in Arizona, 57 MW plant in South Carolina goes online and more!
In today’s issue of the pv magazine USA morning brief, we also cover the commissioning of Wisconsin’s largest solar roof, Bloomberg’s Climate Finance council members, Maryland EVs, and the untimely end of three community solar gardens in Illinois.
Demand aggregation comes to corporate solar
A new deal where five big-name companies have jointly signed up for the output of 42.5 MW from a North Carolina solar project may point to the future of corporate solar PPAs.
