Policy

Also on the rise: NextEra Energy sells a 50% stake in a renewables portfolio for almost $850 million, and a discovery may lead to a big jump in perovskite solar cell efficiency.

A new report finds room for improvement in regional approaches to setting the capacity value of renewables and storage.

Also on the rise: UK scientists probe perovskite cell structures to better understand how they work, and the International Trade Commission says that Section 201 tariffs should be extended.

The issue now moves to President Joe Biden who will decide whether or not to extend the tariffs beyond their February 2022 expiration.

A 2020 bill authorizes electric utilities to own and operate up to 200 MW of renewable energy facilities.

Also on the rise: Ohio regulators OK another 600 MW of solar, and a megawatt-scale bifacial solar project enters service near the Arctic Circle.

The bill would shift compensation rates to the utility’s avoided cost of generation, and open the door for a host of fixed charges aimed at solar.

Also on the rise: Consumers Energy will add 400 MW of solar, an agrivoltaics clearinghouse launches to help drive the movement, and John Weaver lays out the case for continued California net metering.

John Fitzgerald Weaver argues that we need net metering to fully recognize the value of solar power on our homes and businesses.

The National Center for Appropriate Technology launched the clearinghouse to connect farmers and solar developers with agrivoltaics information.