GUEST ANALYSIS: Getting the Price Right for Local Wind and Solar
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News Analysis: Installations crater in Hawaii after incentives gutted
In 2015, Hawaii’s Public Utilities Commission eliminated the state’s net-metering incentive. Since then, the number of permits pulled on Oahu for solar installations has plummeted, reaching a new low in 2017 of only 449.
SolarWorld wants issue of China trade practices raised during Trump-Xi talks
One of the pillars of Donald Trump’s election campaign was his pledge to protect the U.S. manufacturers from unfair competition. While it is still unclear whether he will follow through with his threats to increase import taxes on Chinese goods, SolarWorld took the opportunity of the historic meeting between President Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to harangue China’s solar manufacturers and called for the issue of solar dumping to be raised.
Air Force working on 1-hour microgrid installation
As is often the case, the military is leading the way in energy innovation, creating a self-contained power source designed to be deployed
The Solar Foundation’s new site matches solar jobs and job seekers
The foundation’s new website, SolarTrainingUSA.org, is designed to be a clearinghouse where people can find jobs in the rapidly growing solar sector.
Maryland pilot program would add 200 MW of community solar
The application process for new community solar projects begins on Monday and will run through May 5.
Spending less, getting more: renewables more cost-effective than ever in 2016, finds UN report
The latest Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2017 report by the UN Environment, Bloomberg New Energy Finance and the Frankfurt School-UNEP Collaborating Centre finds that while investment in clean energy fell last year, annual installations rose, revealing the cost-competitiveness of the sector.
Indiana hurtles toward a “less solar” future
SB 309 – the controversial anti-solar bill proposed this year in the Indiana Legislature by Sen. Brandt Hershman – passed the House yesterday and could be on governor’s desk later this week.
Did Florida Power & Light write anti-rooftop solar legislation?
Not exactly. But enough similarities between a memo sent to Rep. Ray Rodriguez by the utility raises serious questions about House Bill 1351, which is meant to implement a tax exemption passed last year designed to encourage rooftop-solar installations.
Massachusetts expected to add 400 MW in community solar
Over the next two years, a backlog of community solar projects, driven by a desire to be grandfathered under more generous net-metering rates, will allow more than six times the megawattage already installed in the state to be completed.
