Utah’s rooftop solar market on the skids with net metering change
As Utah’s net metering market declines, it is unclear if a successor program is picking up the slack.
Coal, nuke bailout picks wrong winners and losers
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Standard Solar’s Scott Wiater explains how the attempts by the Trump Administration to bail out coal and nuclear power plants are a step in the wrong direction for both free markets and rational energy policy.
EPA’s Clean Power Plan replacement unlikely to have much impact on clean energy
The agency’s “Affordable Clean Energy” plan calls for changes to existing coal plants instead of a switch to gas and renewable energy. The impact on larger power markets is not likely to be significant, but one of the few things that can be said is that it will introduce more uncertainty.
New Orleans may actually get 90 MW of big solar
Entergy New Orleans has filed an application to build and procure 90 MW of solar, which would double Louisiana’s current installed capacity. But we aren’t holding our breath.
Maine net metering case sent to lower court
The legal challenge brought by Conservation Law Foundation to Maine’s dismantling of net metering has hit another delay.
Bill to extend California’s SGIP energy storage subsidy passes committee
If passed, SB 700 will extend the Self Generation Incentive Program for another five years and add up to $700 million in funding. It now has eleven days to pass the Assembly before the session ends.
New coalition gives solar developers a voice at RTOs, FERC
Several utility-scale solar developers have come together under the Solar RTO Coalition, which is already making formal comments in FERC proceedings on PJM’s capacity market redesign.
Koch Brothers-backed group, climate denier join APS’s anti-clean energy campaign
In this post Energy and Policy Institute’s Matt Kaspar reveals how the Koch Brothers-backed Americans for Prosperity and Heartland Institute Climate Denier James Taylor have joined the effort to fight a 50% renewable energy mandate for Arizona.
Arizona renewable energy referendum meets signature requirement
Now that a random 5% signature sample verification has been mathematically achieved, the only thing standing between the initiative and voters in November is the lawsuit it faces, which starts Monday.
Getting regionalization right: an interview with Lauren Navarro, EDF
In this pv magazine exclusive interview, Lauren Navarro of Environmental Defense Fund provides insights into AB 813, a bill to allow California to participate in the creation of a regional grid in the Western United States.
