BNEF expects 34% fall in PV module prices in 2018
The organization is expecting carnage throughout the solar value chain as the result of reduced policy support for deployment in China.
Residential time of use pilot program coming to Minnesota
A two-year pilot program will be rolled out to roughly 10,000 Xcel Energy residential customers in early 2020.
JinkoSolar to supply sPower with 1.43 GW of solar panels
The massive deal follows on Jinko’s 2.75 GW supply deal with NextEra, as it deepens its presence in the U.S. market.
Duke Energy settlement saves consumer-sited solar
Consumers will no longer be faced with drastic fixed-rate utility bill increases.
Lobbying blitz by FirstEnergy as Trump mulled bailouts for coal and nuke plants
This article by Energy and Policy Institute looks into the activity of Washington DC’s top-earning law firm in lobbying the Trump Administration to secure the bailouts that are currently being attempted.
California generates more power from solar than gas in May
During May utility-scale solar provided 17% of generation on California’s grid, outpacing gas for the first time on a monthly basis.
GameChange reaches over 6 GW of manufacturing capacity
The racking and tracker maker has secured eight additional manufacturing lines, including in six Southeast states.
Michigan integrated resource plans pivotal to hold utilities accountable after clean energy compromise
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Matt Kasper of Energy and Policy Institute lays out the five things to look for in upcoming filings.
CCA gets Investment Grade rating for first time in United States
Marin Clean Energy, a non-profit community choice aggregation group from California, has received an ‘Investment Grade’ Baa2 rating from Moody’s.
New York predicts a declining electricity load due to distributed solar power and efficiency
The New York ISO projects a 0.14%-per-year fall in electricity demand from the grid of over the next decade. Already, the state is far off of its historical usage peak of the mid-2000s.
