New Jersey solar relatively steady in the first five months of 2017
Despite slower solar numbers in its monthly reports, NJ BPU expects a decline of at most 15% by the time data is finalized.
No TEP-id response to proposed Arizona rate changes
A packed house at the Arizona Corporation Commission indicated intense public interest in proposed rate changes that critics say punish solar customers but which Tucson Electric Power says are necessary so they can invest more in solar.
Energy storage is already cost-competitive in the C&I sector
Cheaper battery prices sees storage playing a broader role in energy markets, particularly for commercial customers seeking to reduce peak consumption, according to research from McKinsey.
California’s C&I solar sector thrown into chaos with TOU changes
California regulators are proposing to move C&I customers onto pending time-of-use rates starting on August 1 – despite a lack of clarity as to the details of those rates.
‘Fatal flaw’: Suniva demands GTM retract ‘inaccurate report’
The company says the central assumption of the report – a $1.18 per watt floor price – is wrong and that the headlines resulting from the report could harm its trade case.
Montana guts PURPA
A ruling by state regulators reduces contract prices significantly and secures these prices for only five years in the territory of NorthWestern Energy.
EnergyWakeup: CALSEIA’s Bernadette Del Chiaro on policy & politics
In this latest podcast from Yann Brandt’s EnergyWakeup, we bring you an interview with California Solar Energy Industries Association (CALSEIA) Executive Director Bernadette Del Chiaro on politics in the state, and how this affects the market.
Energy storage target approved by New York legislators
New York is following the lead of California, Oregon and Massachusetts, which have set mandates for energy storage deployment.
Destroy the industry to save it? Another report warns of Section 201 case’s potentially devastating effects
GTM Research’s latest report predicts a 50% to 60% overall reduction to solar installations if trade action is taken, with the utility-scale sector taking the most significant hit.
A new approach to unlocking the corporate solar market without virtual net metering
In this guest post for pv magazine USA, Soltage Senior VP Marc Miller looks at the Contract for Differences (CfD) model as a way to further expand corporate adoption of solar, particularly in states that do not have Virtual Net Metering policies.
