No climate debate at the DNC, NREL/First Solar improve thin-film cells: pvMB 8/23/19
Happy Friday one and all and welcome to today’s pvMB. Today we’ve got the Detroit Zoo going renewable, LONGi achieves AA bankability and community solar coming to Maryland. Let’s ride!
The great module supply crunch
The volume of large-scale solar under construction in the United States has hit a new high of nearly 10 GW, as solar panel prices continue to rise and supply tightens for projects trying to beat the ITC step-down.
How would a Sanders Administration reach 100% renewables in electricity and transport?
Bernie Sanders may have the most aggressive plans for decarbonization of any presidential candidate. But there are questions as to how this would be achieved, on both a technical and an economic level.
Retail electric providers across the country are ditching fossil fuels
Three different retail electricity providers have announced new programs to provide customers the option to buy 100% renewably sourced electricity, with one of the three even coming at no additional cost.
Inslee drops presidential bid, a shakeup at SolarEdge: pvMB 8/22/19
Welcome one and all of you wonderful readers to this edition of the pvMB. Today we’re rocking with Vistra’s closing of four coal plants, Sunspec continuing to deliver industry best practices, an update on a previous MB entry and more!
South Carolina is entering the solar big leagues
Cypress Creek has put the state’s largest solar plant online at 106 MWdc and started construction of another 100 MW, as the state’s market opens up following passage of the Energy Freedom Act.
Sunnova seeks to outrun its losses
Sunnova reported higher interest expense than revenue during Q2. Can scale and better access to capital turn this around?
Sanders dreams of electric sheep, Sungrow considered 100% bankable: pvMB 8/20/19
Hello one and all and welcome to your Tuesday edition of the pvMB. Today we’ve got on our plates NEC installing over 20 MW of energy storage in Maine and Massachusetts, Biomethanation, Neo Volta’s N14 simultaneously operating DC and AC and more!
Tesla will rent you a solar array for $50/month
Elon Musk is trying just about everything to reimagine the solar business. But will this one work?
California approves solar+school buses
California regulators have approved an SDG&E proposal to install 3,000 to 6,000 medium and heavy vehicle charging stations, as well as a vehicle-to-grid pilot where 10 school buses will be tested for use as grid assets.
