Sunrun taps former state regulator as Chief Policy Officer
The solar firm known for playing hardball on net metering policies has hired a former regulator to head its policy efforts.
NextEra Energy Partners to acquire a 24% stake in 550 MW Desert Sunlight solar project
This acquisition will double the yieldco’s solar holdings, as part of a previously announced expansion of solar and wind assets.
BayWa, Geenex partner to build 350 MW of solar PV in North Carolina and Virginia
The projects are in various stages of development and most are expected to be completed in 2017 and 2018.
SolarWorld partners with REC on commercial solar
REC will provide its commercial PPA, financing and various other forms of support to SolarWorld installers developing C&I projects, as part of its channel strategy.
SolarCity reinstated as intervenor in Nevada grandfathering case
The next hearing to consider grandfathering of solar customers will be held on September 19.
D.E. Shaw, Madison Dearborn agree not to block the sale of SunEdison assets
The agreement removes a key hurdle to the carving up of SunEdison’s empire.
U.S. boosts energy storage 126% in Q2
According to the latest U.S. Energy Storage Monitor, a quarterly publication from GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association (ESA), the United States deployed 41.2 megawatts of energy storage in the second quarter of 2016, an increase of 126% over the first quarter of the year. The nation is on track to deploy 287 megawatts of energy storage this year.
The United States and China formally join the Paris Agreement
The world’s largest emitters have committed to the global agreement, but the voluntary nature of individual national plans leaves many doubts.
Change is coming: the pv magazine USA weekly digest
The SunEdison roadshow continues as GCL-Poly move in and TerraForm Power holds on to staff, while the SolarCity-Tesla merger trundles onwards despite a few unexpected bumps in the road.
SolarCity excluded from participating in Nevada grandfathering decision
The Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUCN) has denied SolarCity’s request to participate in proceeding on whether existing residential solar customers in Nevada should have their net metering schemes “grandfathered,” after the utility added fees to the scheme at the end of 2015.
