Utility accountability bill could boost California solar deployment
If passed, SB 332 would improve ratepayer protections and make the Californian market more favorable to community solar programs.
In case you missed it: Six big solar stories in the news this week
pv magazine USA spotlights news of the past week including market trends, project updates, policy changes and more.
Oaktree Capital reported to buy $400 million of Sunnova debt
The troubled residential solar installer issued a going concern warning earlier this month.
D.C. metro area community solar project spans 700,000 square feet of rooftop
The 6.1 MW rooftop community solar project is among the largest of its kind, bringing local solar power to community subscribers while conserving land use.
Commerce finds Chinese cross-border subsidies, hikes proposed duties on imports from Vietnam
The U.S. Department of Commerce dramatically raised tariffs on imports from Chinese solar producers operating in Vietnam after the agency concluded that China is subsidizing raw materials for its companies to use in their Vietnamese factories.
Five years of Illinois Solar for All
The average per kilowatt cost declined among Illinois Solar for All projects that went online in recent years.
SMA America releases 99.2% efficient grid-scale battery storage inverter
The inverters use a silicon carbide metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor for high power conversion capability.
RFP alert: Central Coast Community Energy seeks power purchase agreements for solar and storage
The California-based community choice aggregator is looking for power purchase agreements with new or existing clean energy and storage projects in CAISO territory.
Low-income residents of Erie County save 10% through community solar program
Ampion Renewable Energy was chosen by Erie County Low Income Program for Sustainable Energy as administrator of community solar program for residents in need.
Instability, uncertainty put U.S. energy dominance at risk
Many of the largest clean energy developers and investors in the U.S. would likely increase their activity in the U.S. clean energy sector as long as no changes were made to energy tax credits, according to study by American Council on Renewable Energy.
