Markets & Policy

A local drone pilot found that solar panels, racking, and inverters are starting to be stationed on the roof of Tesla’s manufacturing facility under construction in Texas.

Wood Mackenzie has predicted solar equipment cost increases will ease back after last year saw the average cost of solar electricity rise for the first time in the Asia-Pacific region.

Current price signals to distributed battery owners “do not align with grid value,” says a study from the national laboratory.  

Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.

Also on the rise: Department of Commerce to rescind its review of the countervailing duty order on solar cells from 48 companies Chinese companies. Florida utility turns pallets and cardboard into mulch, saving millions. Standard Solar acquires operational solar plant in Idaho. Four New York community solar projects receive financing.

The US manufacturer said the device has an efficiency of 99.0% and a California Energy Commission (CEC) efficiency of 98.5%. It has a size of 750x1125x390 mm and weighs in at 131.5 kg.

Three of the four projects financed under this agreement are already completed and in service, with the fourth expected to join by the end of Q1 2022.

Managed charging is valuable in systems with high levels of variable renewables because it provides the flexibility to match supply and demand.

Utility rate design expert and economist-at-large Dr. Ahmad Faruqui appeared on a webinar led by Philip Shen, managing director at ROTH Capital Partners, and explained why he views the proposed California solar net metering rate design as disastrous and called upon Governor Newsom to intervene.

48 of the initial 83 companies have been found to have not be manufacturing or exporting any subject merchandise.