Solaria raises $23 million, will triple manufacturing capacities
The high-efficiency PV maker plans to expand its annual production capacity to 300 MW by the end of 2018, with more production in both the United States and South Korea.
Utah, Illinois rank among state-level solar stars, says IREC report
The Interstate Renewable Energy Council named its 2017 Clean Energy States Honor Roll yesterday, highlighting some its favorite solar success stories at the state level.
0 to 1.3 GW in two years: Dominion fuels Southern solar boom
The Virginia power company says a $1 billion investment in its home state and North Carolina has placed its solar assets as the sixth largest utility-owned portfolio in the country.
Nearly 500 MW of large batteries installed on the U.S. grid in three years (w/ chart)
The latest report from the U.S. Department of Energy finds an acceleration in the deployment of batteries over the last three years, dominated by lithium ion technology.
Massachusetts OKs residential demand charges for Eversource
In a move they acknowledge is “atypical” and outside of the usual ratemaking procedures of the state, the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities has approved demand charges on residential rooftop solar customers.
New Jersey passes bill to increase solar mandate
The bill will increase utility targets for solar procurement to 5.2% of electricity sales in 2022. It now goes to the governor for approval.
New Mexico offers solar customers more transparency
The state’s attorney general released a new disclosure form to protect solar consumers against the behavior of unethical solar installers.
Array of groups celebrate the death of DOE’s coal, nuclear bailout
The odd alliance of renewable energy, the oil and gas industry, environmentalists, energy experts and regulators who opposed the Grid Reliability and Resiliency Pricing rulemaking have congratulated FERC on declining to comply with Secretary Perry’s order.
Political, solar vets launch advocacy group to get clean energy on ballots
With the 2018 midterms looming ahead, the Energy Future Project wants to boost solar, wind and other renewables’ profiles and mobilize the “silent majority” that supports them to get out and vote.
FERC terminates coal, nuke bailout proceeding
Federal regulators have rejected orders from Energy Secretary Perry to design open-ended subsidization of coal and nuclear power plants, and are initiating a new proceeding to look into reliability matters.
