Texas collective is getting wind+solar+whatever you have for 3¢/kWh – or less
As part of the Texas’ State Energy Conservation Office procurement process, a group of public companies have received bids for wind and solar power for less than 3¢/kWh for 150 MW+ of load in 12-year power contracts.
How is Tesla selling residential solar for under $2/watt?
Elon Musk has delivered on his promise to slash prices for residential solar, and his company’s reduction of prices to as low as $1.75 per watt after the ITC are likely a result of the move to online sales.
Panasonic leaves U.S. solar development with Coronal sale
Danish offshore wind giant Ørsted has acquired Coronal Energy’s solar development business, in a move that strengthens one company’s presence in the U.S. utility-scale solar and storage market, and all but eliminates the other’s.
4 GW of Georgia solar now would save customers money, says state solar association
A Georgia solar association and a citizen’s group have brought analyses showing a much greater cost-saving solar potential in Georgia than the meager 1 GW that Georgia Power proposed in its 20-year resource plan.
Maine Governor calls for 100% renewable electricity
Maine Governor Janet T. Mills has submitted an act which would establish a council to guide the state in reaching consumption goals of 80% renewable electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2050.
California’s largest CCA project ever, a city run entirely on solar: pvMB 5/1/19
Welcome one and all to the first pvMB of May and also a hump day MB, exciting stuff. Today we’ll be looking at ACORE’s fight for an energy storage tax credit, Michiganers against DTE’s proposed solar fee, AEP’s request for proposals and all the solar news you need to be caught up on.
Solar-powered hydrogen and dumplings: pvMB 4/30/19
Hello and welcome to this morning’s edition of the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at Nexamp winning six community solar projects in Illinois, FTC Solar supplying 30 MW of trackers in Oregon, SFPUC’s clean power milestone and everything you need to take on today in the solar industry.
Ball Corp. goes 100% renewable in the blink of an eye
Ball Corporation signed power contracts for 161 MW of wind and 227 MW of solar, which will effectively offset the company’s entire North American electricity demand by 2021.
Renewable energy will surpass coal in April & May
The volume of U.S. electricity generated by renewable energy is set to surpass that of coal for the first time in April and continue in May, according to U.S. Department of Energy data.
Infrastructure fund snatches up Clean Energy Collective
One of the largest community solar companies in the industry has been bought up by North American Infrastructure Partners, as patient capital continues its solar buying spree.
