Sunlight Financial receives $130 million cash infusion
The provider of residential solar loans joins forces with Route 66 Ventures to grow its product portfolio, improve its operations center and expand its partner network.
AES dives deeper into clean energy with SPower acquisition
The Fortune 200 power company has partnered with a Canadian investment firm to acquire the U.S. utility-scale developer and IPP.
Bill could destabilize growing Kentucky solar industry
The sponsor of Senate Bill 214 says he only wants to bring stability to the market and prevent non-existent cost shifts from harming non-solar ratepayers. But critics suggest the bill would kill a growing industry before it can blossom.
Array Technologies to supply trackers for Facebook solar plants in New Mexico
The three 10 MW plants will be built by Affordable Solar, and will help Facebook’s new data center to go 100% renewable.
TerraForm, SunEdison settlement may be imminent
As a Friday deadline looms under the memorandum-of-understanding (MOU) between the two former partners, the exclusivity agreement with its Brookfield suitor had its deadline extended to March 6.
SolarCity drags down Tesla’s Q4 results
The EV, battery and now solar company fell into the red in Q4 concurrent with the acquisition of SolarCity, as it begins making batteries at its Gigafactory and prepares for Model 3 roll-out.
New York solar grows 795% in five years (with charts)
The Empire State’s solar industry has attracted nearly $1.5 billion in private investment, putting its goal of producing 50% of its electricity from renewables by 2030 in reach.
SMA adds TSR-4 MLPE solution for residential solar
SMA America has launched its new Power+ Solution, combining the Sunny Boy US inverter with the TS4-R Module Level Power Electronics (MLPE) platform, to optimize residential PV systems and ensure higher energy yields.
First Solar goes all in on Series 6
The company took a significant hit in its Q4 results due to restructuring and impairments, as it shuts down lines and orders tools for the transition to its Series 6 modules.
100% by 2045 renewable energy bill introduced in California
The leader of the California Senate has introduced a bill that would put the state tied with Hawaii for the most aggressive renewable energy mandate in the nation, and one of the most aggressive in the world.
