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.
California electric car culture to cheaply cook the duck curve
Analysis by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory shows that California’s electric car mandate could relieve “duck curve” stress at much better pricing than new standalone energy storage, if properly utilized.
Hanwha Q Cells to build America’s largest solar module factory in Georgia
The South Korean group plans to commence construction of a facility with an annual capacity of at least 1.6 GW near the border of Georgia and Tennessee by the end of this year, with completion slated for 2019.
Net metering, renewable energy mandate bills move forward in Massachusetts
A bill to increase solar net metering caps by 2% and separate legislation to require that utilities source 35% of their power from renewable energy by 2030 are both advancing through the Massachusetts legislature.
FERC, states consider changes to PURPA
In this article EQ Research’s Ben Inskeep looks at some of the key trends and themes underlying the battles around PURPA at both the state and federal level.
