Level Solar employees sue over WARN Act violations
Employees of the now-defunct New York solar installer say the company terminated them without the 90 days notice required by New York law.
#Solar100’s Ed Feo: The Hank Aaron of Solar Development
In this latest edition of the #Solar100 Thought Leaders series, Richard Matsui of KWh Analytics speaks with veteran developer and renewable energy lawyer Ed Feo.
Shareholder vote puts Brookfield closer to TerraForm Global acquisition
Settlement of securities lawsuits is the final step before the Canadian asset manager can consummate the acquisition of the second of SunEdison’s former yieldcos.
Solar appears mostly spared in House tax reform bill
The tax reform bill introduced in the House of Representatives will make only minor changes to the Investment Tax Credit, however changes to corporate taxes remain a wild card.
Tesla solar deployments plummet while energy storage rises
The nation’s largest residential PV installer deployed only 109 MW of solar during Q3, its lowest level in many years, but it did install 110 MWh of battery storage.
Muted reaction to USITC recommendations as groups scramble to divine details
After all the sound and fury that has surrounded the Section 201 trade action brought by petitioners Suniva and SolarWorld, reaction to the trade commissions preliminary recommendations has been oddly subdued.
Suniva secures an additional $3 million in financing
A bankruptcy court has approved the additional loan, which should allow the main creditors of the bankrupt cell and module maker to continue their pursuit the Section 201 case.
Shareholder vote clears the way for Brookfield acquisition of TerraForm Power
The pioneering solar & wind yieldco will be majority owned by Brookfield on October 16, and a shareholder vote for fellow yieldco TerraForm Global appears to be underway.
FERC: Renewable energy investors can skip Section 203 prior approval
In a petition before the commission, tax equity providers said the intense scrutiny of passive investors was holding up renewable energy projects – and the federal commission agreed.
Challenges to the bailouts: An interview with Jason Johns of Stoel Rives
In this interview Stoel Rives Partner Jason Johns explains the shaky basis that Energy Secretary Perry’s attempt at a bailout for coal and nuclear plants rests on, what the potential impacts are for solar, and what sort of legal challenges he expects.
