PG&E to transition to net metering 2.0 by the end of the year
The second of California’s three large utilities expects to hit its cap under the original net metering program this month, with 2.4 GW of behind-the-meter solar installed.
Trump chooses climate-denying pro-fossil fuel politician to lead EPA
Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt has a history of suing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on behalf of fossil fuel interests. He will now run the agency.
BREAKING: SunPower to close Philippines factory, lay off a total of 2,500
The company has announced a major restructuring as it attempts to right-size and address the hole in its balance sheet.
Google to source 100% of its power from renewables in 2017
The tech giant says that next year all of its offices as well as its data centers will be powered by renewables. The company has signed 20 PPAs to date for a total of 2.6 GW.
OCI to sell Alamo 6 solar project for $385 million
The Texan/Korean developer has not said who it will sell the 110 MW-AC plant to.
Trump DOE transition team issues vague threat to energy subsidies
A leaked memo on the Trump Administration’s Energy Plan focuses more on expanding fossil fuel infrastructure and stopping federal regulation of carbon, but also says that all energy subsidies should eventually be eliminated.
NRDC report says U.S. clean-energy transition unstoppable
Renewable-energy sources now cost less than fossil-fuel ones in many places, and consumers are voting with their wallets
Illinois energy bill passes without demand charges or repeal of net metering
SB 2814 includes reforms to the state’s renewable energy mandate, which will now support an estimated 2.0 GW of solar by 2025, as well as a bailout for aging nuclear plants.
Sale of Verengo assets clears another hurdle
Since the company received only one bid for its more than 20,000 installed systems, the sale of them to Crius Energy is set to move forward
Renewables rise to 15% of U.S. electricity generation in Q1-Q3 2016
While solar’s share of net U.S. generation was only 1.4%, this is a 40% increase from a year ago.
