Does Trump know government isn’t a feeding trough?
For someone who promised to “drain the swamp,” the president seems hellbent on filling the Department of Energy with his Wall Street cronies and walking, talking conflicts of interest.
California judge backs blocking utility’s TOU rates plan
Southern California Edison’s plans to move customers to time-of-use rates in 2018 have hit a snag as Administrative Law Judge Sophia J. Park has recommended to the PUC that it delay their implementation. A final decision could come Aug. 24.
Coalition coalesces around fighting Suniva’s Section 201 trade case
An extensive and diverse group of activists have banded together to form the Energy Trade Action Coalition and vow to lobby Congress, President Trump and the U.S. International Trade Commission to derail the petition.
U.S. Senate sub-committee FY 2018 budget proposal increases energy research spending
The Senate Subcommittee on Energy and Water development slammed what it called an “unrealistic” budget from President Trump, and proposed additional funding for agencies Trump planned to gut or eliminate.
Illinois issues RFP for utility-scale and brownfield solar
An RFP due in August for solar larger than 2 MW plus brownfield solar projects of any size. Draft program rules for Illinois community solar programs are also expected in August.
Disruption circa 2017: An interview with Tony Seba
In this interview from the Intersolar North America 2017 trade show, pv magazine talks with visionary author Tony Seba about developments in the solar, battery and electric vehicle markets, and how the predictions that he made in his 2014 book Clean Disruption look three years later.
REC Silicon’s sales rise 18% in Q2, net loss increases
The Norwegian-American polysilicon producer saw its revenue drop slightly Y-o-Y to $61 million in the latest quarter, as its Washington polysilicon facility runs at only 50% utilization due to restricted access to the Chinese market.
They’re back: Campaign for Accountability asks FTC to investigate solar industry
The last time the government watchdog group made solar news, they asked the Oregon attorney general to investigate what they called ‘deceptive sales practices’ in the state. Now they’re asking the Federal Trade Commission to do the same nationwide.
NYSERDA offers toolkit for navigating payments to local governments
The toolkit is designed to help local municipalities understand and negotiate payment-in-lieu-of taxes agreements with solar developers.
New Hampshire solar rebate program hits a granite wall
The state’s Public Utility Commission froze the program on July 14, delaying processing until at least September and putting hundreds of applications on ice.
