Solar stocks soar in 2019
The Invesco Solar ETF is up 50% year to date, driven by the successes of Solaredge, Enphase, Sunrun, First Solar and SunPower. These strong performances may look to increase the financial confidence of the industry as a whole.
Beyond the PPA
Contract lengths are getting shorter and hedges are replacing PPAs in the Texas solar market. Are we headed toward a future of merchant solar?
Only 2% of U.S. businesses have a 100% renewable goal
A survey conducted by Deloitte shows the healthcare industry surprisingly leading the way for near-term renewable goals, as well as a cross-industry focus on carbon reduction over renewable procurement.
It’s official: The bifacial tariff exemption is over
The office of the U.S. Trade Representative has removed the exemption for bifacial products from Section 201 tariffs, effective October 28.
100 MW could come to Dulles, SunPower safe harbors 200 MW of panels: pvMB 10/7/19
Welcome to your workweek and to this week’s Monday pvMN. Today we’re looking at 350 MW proposed for Buffalo, NY, Contra Costa County partnering with SunPower on solar carports, Alta Devices and Stanford’s solar car and more!
New England needs to floor it and increase solar deployments by over 1000%
The Brattle Group has released an analysis suggesting that New England should double its electricity output and deploy between 158 and 285 GW of zero-carbon resources if it is to meet its regional goal of an 80% reduction in greenhouse gasses by 2050.
Wyoming solar capacity to increase 1,300% under PacifiCorp plan
The utility’s 2019 draft IRP outlines nearly 11 GW of wind and solar set to go on-line by 2038, complemented by 2.8 GW of battery storage and the early retirement of five coal plants.
Roth: Trump admin could end bifacial tariff exemption
The U.S. Trade Representative has not responded to the claim that it will end the exemption from Section 201 duties. If accurate this could be a loss for Asian PV makers and a minor loss for the larger U.S. market, but a positive for First Solar.
A water-heater-based virtual power plant and Nissan EV rebates in Hawaii: pvMB 10/4/19
Hello wonderful people and welcome to a super-rare Friday edition of the pvMB. Today we’ll be checking out Ben & Jerry’s and Sierra Club’s renewable energy partnership, Virginia’s first EVgo station, CleanSpark’s feasibility study of off-grid power solution for cannabis growers and more!
REC Silicon prepared to power down the rest of its operation
The Norwegian polysilicon and silane gas producer has announced it will listen to offers for its production facility in Butte, Montana after mothballing its other manufacturing operation – at Moses Lake, Washington – in the summer.
