Fitch sees a decade of corporate wind and solar power procurement growth
Growth in U.S. solar and wind generation capacity will average 7.9% and 3.9%, respectively, between 2022 and 2028 according to Fitch Solutions, who projects almost 120 GW of solar power to be deployed in that period. Corporate clean energy buyers are to be a large part of the trend, and to accelerate deployments during the period.
California’s new, $100 million, low-income solar program
DAC-SASH has been approved, and now GRID Alternatives will have $120 million to work with over the next decade to bring solar power and job training to disadvantaged communities across the state.
SunSystem Tech acquires Power Overhaul, New York puts its largest battery online: pvMB 09/17/19
Today we also bring you Green Mountain Power and Tesla furthering their collaboration, solar veteran Frank DeRosa joining 8minute Solar Energy, and Tesla waiving its “system removal charge” for the month of September.
The solar wave rises
Wood Mackenzie and SEIA report that a record 37.9 GWdc of utility-scale solar was under contract at the end of Q2 – the largest volume ever recorded – with 8.7 GWdc of that under construction. However, installation levels were down slightly year-over-year.
Tesla is selling commercial solar as cheap as $1.01/W
The new tool launched for C&I solar customers is yet another example of Tesla being able to drive down system prices by ditching traditional sales models and customer acquisition costs.
#Solar100’s Meghan Schultz: The Mary Lou Retton of Solar Finance
In this #Solar100 Interview, Richard Matsui, Founder & CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with Meghan Schultz, Senior Vice President of Finance and Capital Markets at Invenergy.
Is the Trump Administration blocking the science on a renewable-powered future?
A study on reaching high levels of renewable energy has been removed from the NOAA website, and an energy writer says that the release of another study has been blocked.
Duke buys a 226 MW solar farm in Texas, QuickBOLT is hiring: pvMB 9/16/19
Hello and welcome to the first MB of your workweek. Today we’ll be checking out APS’ 150 MW RFP, Jaime Lannister joining Fisker and more!
MISO seeks to make solar a dispatchable, intermittent resource
MISO is seeking input as it transitions solar power to being more highly integrated into its energy forecast modeling. This is happening as the volume of solar is booming, and follows on the grid operator’s success with wind power.
California regulators identify multi-gigawatt energy shortfall
The California Public Utilities Commission has issued a proposed decision calling for up to 2.5 GW of new energy resources within the transmission access area of Southern California Edison, opening a massive door for solar development in a state historically friendly to the resource.
