EnergyWakeup: Standard Solar’s Tony Clifford talks policy and business
As cooperation with SolarWakeup, pv magazine USA brings you a podcast by EnergyWakeup featuring Standard Solar’s Tony Clifford, who talks about SEIA, the acquisition of his company by Gaz Metro, and more.
LG Chem launches U.S. residential battery lines
The Korean conglomerate is making its first foray into the U.S. market, including a partnership with Sunrun to deploy its energy storage solutions.
NEXTracker retains top spot among tracker makers
Figures released by GTM Research show that U.S.-based NEXTracker remained the global market leader for the second year running, although Indian and Chinese suppliers gained major headway as the market continues to globalize.
Microsoft to bypass PSE, buy renewables on the wholesale market in Washington
The tech giant has agreed to pay $24 million to the utility for the pleasure of circumventing its role.
Real estate constraints, finance are key problems for rooftop solar in Washington D.C.
A new report finds that the nation’s capital has the ability to host up to 2.5 GW of rooftop solar potential and looks at ways to reach that potential.
Solar Frontier sells 40 MW California solar plant to Dominion
The U.S. development unit of the Japanese CIS thin-film manufacturer has completed the sale of the 40 MW-DC Midway II project in California.
Salt Lake City joins cascade of cities committing to 100% renewables
The dominoes are starting to fall solar’s way, as the Utah capital committed to producing all of its electricity from renewable sources in 15 years, joining an ever-growing group of cities who have already done so.
GTM Research: Global solar market to grow 9% in 2017
Increasing demand for solar power in China has prompted analysts to boost their 2017 estimates, forecasting an increase of more than 9% this year, with the annual global market reaching 85 GW.
20 MW of “grid-supply” solar capacity becomes available in Hawaii
HECO has identified space for 2,800 rooftop PV systems under a previously closed program that allows customers to export to the grid.
APS says solar, energy efficiency to make up 50% of new production
Arizona’s largest investor-owned utility says the next 15 years will include significant increases in solar production, battery storage products and significant reductions in coal-fired production plants.
