40% of U.S. Homeowners have considered solar PV
A new study by Pew Research found the most interest in the West, where 2/3 of homeowners say they have either considered or already installed solar PV.
Boom time in Texas
Texas has been only a modest solar market to date, but that is changing fast. A boom started by municipal utilities and enabled by free transmission is expected to lead to a massive amount of utility-scale solar coming online over the next five years, and even more over the next decade.
More than 10 GW of utility-scale solar is under construction in the United States
Eight states have more than 400 MW-DC of projects under construction each, showing increasing market diversification.
Quick Hits: 3 questions with SEIA Interim President Tom Kimbis
pv magazine, in conjunction with Solar Wakeup’s The United States of Solar podcast series, sat down with SEIA’s Interim President Tom Kimbis. You can hear the full podcast here, but here are three things you need to know from the interview.
Why plummeting panel prices could mean industry instability
The U.S. market watched the prequel to this current panel price-slide in 2011 — and the question is why the sequel is happening again so soon.
New video interviews with GTM Research, EnergySage and SunShot Director Dr. Charlie Gay
pv magazine LIVE brings you more videos interviews from the 2016 Solar Power International trade show
Macquarie acquires 80 MW-AC solar project in Utah
Scatec Solar’s Red Hills solar project is MREH’s eight solar facility.
Mission Solar Energy to close cell lines, lay off 87 employees
The bifacial PV maker will be closing 200 MW of cell capacity in Texas and sourcing cells from an un-named Asian PV cell maker.
Las Vegas casinos continue flight from NV Energy’s jurisdiction
Over the weekend, MGM Resorts International and Wynn Resorts Ltd. left NV Energy to pursue renewable energy sources.
Long Island reaches 35,000 residential solar installations
This puts Long Island at as much as 280 MW of installed residential PV, as the largest regional market in the state.
