pvMB 2/19/2019: 50 MW in Maine, robotic panel cleaning and more!
Its a sunny Tuesday morning and the days are getting longer! Maui Electric is trying to charge ratepayers for curtailed solar electricity, Nissan is using old batteries in campers and Aerospec sees how BIG a solar farm is.
Dr. Solar goes from zero to 1 GW in two projects
Dr. Miguel Oneto has developed a 682 MWdc solar power project in Childress County, Texas. The project is the second by the new developer, following a 324 MWdc project under construction nearby.
pvMB 2/18/19: New Mexico could offer $6,000 for solar, Pennsylvania bucks the solar jobs slump… and more!
Hello, happy Monday and thanks for starting your workweek with the pv magazine morning brief. Today we’ll be looking at Indiana looking to re-establish net metering, a 1.2 MW Brownfield completed in Savannah, Georgia, a 3-wheeled EV for first responders and everything else pressing this fine morning.
Shell moves to acquire Sonnen
In May, oil giant Shell invested in battery maker sonnen. Now the 112-year-old company wants to fully acquire the business.
TVA announces future generation planning by cancelling solar program
The Tennessee Valley Authority is moving to the next stage of its 2019 Integrated Resource Plan, and concurrently announced the cancellation of the Green Power Providers program as of January 1, 2020.
pvMB 2/15/19: Nexamp completes NY community solar, CALSSA supplier directory
Its Friday morning and today’s pv magazine USA morning brief goes well with coffee. In this edition we bring you additions to Panasonic’s premium installer list, a new drone dealership, insight into millennial employment goals and more.
The nuclear city goes 100% renewable
Chicago would be the largest city in the nation to call for 100% renewable energy, with a 2035 target date. And the location says a lot about the future of clean energy.
CCAs propose taking over PG&E’s retail business
Seven community choice aggregators have asked California regulators to take PG&E out of the business of supplying electricity to its customers, and allow them and/or other public entities to take over the retail business so PG&E can focus on safe electricity transmission and distribution.
Illinois community solar block grants 10x over-subscribed
Illinois regulators have received applications for 1.8 GW of community solar projects, far more than state authorities were planning for when they designed the block grant program.
SunPower has become the 2nd-largest U.S. residential solar company
The high-efficiency PV maker has made rapid gains in the residential sector and maintained leadership in the nation’s C&I solar market. And while it is also rolling out new technology, SunPower remains plagued by losses.
