The Section 201 fight moves to tariff levels
A letter on behalf of the world’s largest retail and technology companies to the ITC marks the next phase of the conflict: the struggle to influence what level of trade action the agency will recommend.
Senators want more than $1 billion to promote energy storage answers
A new bill – the Advancing Grid Storage Act – would devote $50 million for research, $500 million for deployment assistance and $500 million in grants to cover upfront costs for some projects.
True Green scoops up 37 MW of Massachusetts solar
With the recent closure of a funding round and a big module deal, True Green is on a roll.
The stock market reacts to the Section 201 injury finding
Solar stocks are down across a range of manufacturers, installers and exchange-traded funds – but not as much as you might think.
Mission Solar Energy to supply PetersenDean with solar panels
The nation’s largest private roofing contractor will be sourcing modules from the Texas-based PV maker, raising questions about its previous supply arrangement with SolarWorld.
Hurricanes, batteries and backup power: An interview with Sonnen
In this interview from the Solar Power International trade show, Sonnen CEO Christoph Ostermann and Senior VP Blake Richetta talk about the market for backup power, and how this has been influenced by recent disasters
Report: Grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use
Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
California legislature sets the PACE for a clean energy future
Two bills passed through the California legislature will improve consumer protections and provide a regulatory framework designed to expand the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy programs.
New York large-scale renewable energy program massively oversubscribed
The Empire State is making up for lost time in advancing utility-scale renewable energy.
Wholesale market crisis
Electricity market: Sustained low wholesale power prices are driving coal, nuclear and even gas plant retirements, pushing independent power producers into the red, and spurring reforms of wholesale market structures. But even PV is not immune to these trends. pv magazine looks at the implications for the solar industry.
