Canadian 400 MWac merchant solar plant secures financing — no PPA, no subsidy
The project will operate at a profit in part thanks to an emissions scheme introduced by the province of Alberta. The plant will sell carbon certificates.
Utility-scale solar PPA pricing down 4.7% in 2019, with 13.6 GW of corporate deals signed
LevelTen’s PPA Price Index showed Q4 pricing down 0.9% versus Q3, while BNEF saw nearly 20 GW of solar power corporate PPAs signed globally.
Is California trying to kill the community-scale generation market?
The community-scale market segment has been plagued by ongoing policy neglect, and otherwise poor policy choices. Will policymakers heed the track record of demonstrated failure and finally create new programs that address previous problems?
Coronavirus could cause solar panel price spike
The coronavirus outbreak in China could raise solar module prices in the near term as manufacturers have already begun experiencing wafer and solar glass shortages. Production rates are also being affected by an extended new year holiday introduced by the authorities as a measure to deal with the virus, and the requirement workers from infected areas quarantine themselves for two weeks.
A record-breaking quarter for Tesla energy storage and an improvement in solar
The internet’s favorite energy company installed 530 megawatt-hours of battery storage in Q4, beating out the previous record, set last quarter, as well as showing continued improvement in solar installations.
Morning Brief: a visit to Enphase HQ, SEIA statement on New Jersey Flexible Solar Spending Cap
This morning in the brief: Solar Games rosters released, a profile on a Minnesota solar pollinator, PG&E pays Topaz in the New Year and more.
Stem, a behind-the-meter energy storage company, is for sale
Stem, a behind-the-meter energy storage startup that has raised hundreds of millions, is up for sale, according to reports in SparkSpread.
Fitch Ratings: solar outperformed wind yet again in 2019
Fitch Ratings’s 2019 Global Renewables Performance Review has found that utility-scale solar projects are still outperforming comparable wind projects in predictability of generation and revenue.
Morning Brief: City National Bank loans $15 million to Sonnedix, McCarthy hiring construction workers for Assembly Solar
Today in the brief: Maryland releases 1,800 acres of agricultural land for solar development, the San Diego Solar Experience returns for its fourth year, Sunverge raises $11 million, and more.
DC Solar owners plead guilty to Ponzi scheme, face long prison terms
The owners of DC Solar pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and money laundering in a Ponzi scheme that pulled in more than $900 million. Jeff Carpoff faces up to 30 years in jail, while Paulette Carpoff confronts up to 15 years.
