Nevada 50% by 2030 renewable mandate qualifies for referendum
A group pushing the measure got more than double the number of signatures needed to bring the renewable energy mandate increase directly to the state’s voters on November 6.
Made in the USA
In the wake of the Section 201 tariffs, the United States is seeing a minor renaissance in solar module manufacturing. However, in terms of why this is happening, the tariffs are only one part of a more complicated story.
Silicon Ranch to supply a massive amount of solar to Georgia co-ops
The Southern developer has signed a deal to sell power to Green Power EMC from another 194 MW-AC of solar projects which it is building in the state.
Community Solar spurns New York’s VDER, seeks a return to net metering
The New York State Assembly has passed a bill which would temporarily put a hold on the alternative valuation of electricity from community solar projects and re-institute net metering for three years. The companion bill currently sits in Senate Rules Committee.
SunPower, First Solar close on sale of yieldco 8point3
The sale brings in $240 million for First Solar and $360 million for SunPower, as both companies re-focus on manufacturing. Capital Dynamics now owns the yieldco.
U.S. renewable energy finance weathers the storm
Day one of ACORE’s REFF Wall Street conference shows U.S. renewable energy finance in a healthy state, despite policy headwinds from the Trump Administration. But in the longer term, things get hot and crowded.
Why a utility front organization is wrong about solar incentives
Consumers Energy Alliance recently published a document alleging that 75% of the costs of residential owned solar power systems came back to the owners via incentives, tax credit and net metering included.
$1 trillion by 2030 – ACORE lays out a US pathway
American Council on Renewable Energy launched a new campaign that aims to reach $1 trillion in U.S. private sector investment in renewable energy and enabling grid technologies by 2030.
Falling battery costs to push solar, wind to 50% electricity by 2050
BNEF predicts that solar PV capacity will grow 17-fold, and wind six-fold, by 2050, to account for nearly half of global electricity generation. Investments will reach $11.5 trillion. Cost reductions will drive this charge, particularly in the battery market. Despite this, the electricity sector is still failing to bring CO₂ emissions down to the required levels.
Schism in the South: The debate over renewables splits the GOP.
The results of South Carolina’s primary elections have shown an unprecedented support for pro-solar candidates in the traditionally hesitant South.
