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.
The first serious solar car is here: Lightyear One
Auto startup Lightyear has released a prototype for its first solar-powered, long-range EV. Is the car really the environmental dream it’s pitched to be?
Roth: Huawei exits U.S. solar inverter market
Roth Capital Partners reports that the inverter maker ceased U.S. sales last Friday, laying off all of its U.S. citizen staff, amid rising tensions between the Trump Administration and China.
Massachusetts solar growth a boulder strewn climb
The Massachusetts SMART program is deploying 1.6 GW. The challenges of growth include long interconnection queues in some areas, incentives tapped out in others, equipment requirements increasing system costs, and utilities circling back after approvals to re-asses project interconnections.
#Solar100’s Brian Cassutt: The Kawhi Leonard of Solar
In this #Solar100 Interview, Richard Matsui, Founder & CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with Brian Cassutt, CFO of AES Distributed Energy.
Hawaii’s new RFP comes with a side of storage
The plan calls for the deployment of nearly 260 MW of battery storage across the three islands of Oahu, Maui and Hawaii, in addition to renewable development. Could the fixation on storage within this proposal show the state’s determination for peak shifting?
Duke drags its feet on the energy transition
Duke Energy Indiana plans to delay closing coal plants and to put more gas online with only modest deployment of solar and wind.
Mexico reaches 4 GW milestone
Of the nation’s installed operational PV capacity, 3,364 MW is in the form of solar parks while distributed generation contributes around 693 MW.
