What’s TVA going to build? Wouldn’t you like to know.
The federally-owned power company has responded to critiques of its planning by presenting a vague long-term vision, but in its central plan expects to build only 2-3 GW of new solar over the next decade.
SEIA’s solar permit software, corporate turnover typhoon: pvMB 7/2/19
Hello everybody and welcome to today’s edition of the pvMB. This morning we’ll be looking at the change of CEOs at El Paso Electric, Enel Green Power selling off 65 MW of the Roadrunner project, the Cape Anne solar campaign and more!
Florida’s stunted customer owned solar grows 76% in 2018
The State of Florida deployed 113 MWac of net metered, customer owned solar power across 13,705 installations last year – 68% more installations and 76% more watts than the prior year.
ENGIE invests in Conti family
Development giant ENGIE has purchased EPC specialist Conti Corporation and its affiliates Indicon Corporation, Ion Electric, and McGilvray Mechanical.
Enphase begins tariff-free shipments from Mexico, TVA caps solar in final plan: pvMB 07/01/19
In today’s brief we also feature conditions on Dominion’s future IRPs and some tax benefits recognized from Georgia solar.
India wins WTO solar dispute against the United States
A World Trade Organization panel has found that state-level policies to incentivize the use of domestic solar products put imported goods from India and other countries at a disadvantage.
It’s official: Maine to go 80% renewable by 2030
Governor Janet Mills (D) has signed a trifecta of bills to move the state towards a clean energy future, including adding 375 MW of distributed solar by mid-2024.
Green jobs, solar and industrial policy at the first Democratic debate
Despite the dismissive treatment of the issue by moderators, Democratic candidates for president had a lot to say about the specifics of decarbonization policies at the first debate.
Montana solar project wins in court, will triple state’s capacity
A judge has set rates for an 80 MWac solar project at 3.833¢/kWh for 25 years after previously finding that state regulators had violated due process in intentionally setting rates too low for the facility under PURPA.
Solar plus storage virtuous cycle seeks 728 GWh gas replacement opportunity
NREL research projects that as solar power breaks 10% and 25% penetration levels across the United States, energy storage has an up to ~144 GW / 728 GWh opportunity to replace 261 GW of gas peakers.
