#Solar100’s Lidija Sekaric: Solar’s jack of all trades
In this #Solar100 interview, Richard Matsui, Founder and CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with Lidija Sekaric, director of strategy and marketing at Siemens Distributed Energy Systems.
NARUC calls on FERC to provide exemptions to PURPA
A white paper written by Vice Chair and Montana regulator Travis Kavulla calls for FERC to act on a wide-ranging exemption for states from PURPA.
Community solar for a dime in Minnesota
Minnesota regulators have approved a 1.5¢/kWh incentive for residential customers of “solar gardens”, as they seek to boost the residential to commercial customer wattage ratio from the current 1:9.
Puerto Rico groups call for 100% renewables by 2050
The island would transition from 2% renewables now to 100% by 2050, in a plan collaboratively developed and endorsed by industry groups and city mayors.
SunCast with Canadian Solar CEO Dr. Shawn Qu
The latest episode of SunCast brings an interview with one of the leading solar manufacturers in the world, Canadian Solar CEO Dr. Shawn Qu.
Washington DC 100% x 2032 renewables bill could super-charge solar
A bill is moving through the Washington D.C. council to set a more aggressive renewable energy target than any state has yet approved, and to shift the city to solar energy.
Choice to cost a little more in California
California regulators voted 5-0 to implement higher priced exit fees for CCAs, as requested by investor-owned utilities. The fees will increase residential bills for members of CCAs by 1.7-5.2%.
Peninsula Clean Energy goes big time with 200 MW-AC solar project
Clēnera broke ground on the Wright Solar Park today, the largest solar project to date to contract entirely with a Community Choice Aggregator. This comes as CCAs face new regulatory challenges.
SolarEdge charges into storage market with Kokam acquisition
The power electronics maker will buy 75% of Kokam’s shares for $88 million, with an intent to acquire the remainder thereafter. Strategic company acquisitions and close partnerships are characterizing this year’s inverter market, as companies seek to diversify and integrate storage systems and other technologies.
New York to invest (another) $40 million in energy storage deployment
The investment comes as part of Governor Cuomo’s ambitious state mandate of 1,500 MW of energy storage by 2025, in hopes of shifting generation to match demand.
