Attempt to reverse LePage solar policy veto fails (again) in Maine
The second attempt to overturn the idiosyncratic governor’s veto of a solar policy fix has again failed by two votes.
When the global Energy Transition gets local
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Dr. Wes Herche of Arizona State University brings insights from a recent conference on the Energy Transition in Arizona.
Residential PACE program expanded California residential solar market 12%
The R-PACE program, between 2010-2015, added 1.1 W of solar power per capita overall to larger cities in the Californian market. The Berkeley analysis suggests many of the projects wouldn’t have been built otherwise.
Korea, Japan to retaliate over U.S. solar tariffs
Korea is making good on an earlier promise, and now Japan has joined in. Both nations demand that the Trump Administration reverse the tariffs, or suffer an equivalent volume of retaliatory tariffs.
Bill to lift South Carolina net metering cap approved in House
The bill will also require expedited interconnection by utilities, and must pass a third reading before it goes to the state’s senate.
Maine House fails to overturn LePage veto of solar policy fix
The Maine House fell two votes short of overturning Governor LePage’s veto of a bill that would have preserved key aspects of net metering in the state. However, the measure will be reconsidered on Monday.
Solar advocates win two more seats on Salt River Project board
The Arizona utility has retained the same executives, and acreage-based board seats have been held by incumbents
Illinois includes small utilities in final state renewable energy plan
The state’s Commerce Commission has approved the Illinois Power Agency’s Long-Term Renewable Resources Procurement Plan, reversing earlier exclusion of small utility participation. The plan promises to build a gigawatt-scale solar market in Illinois.
Batteries, inverters, solar cells safe from Section 301 tariffs
The list of Chinese products that the Trump Administration is considering for duties under Section 301 spares inverters, solar cells and modules, as well as the lithium-ion batteries used in EVs and battery storage to accompany PV.
Does an aggressive Renewable Portfolio Standard increase utility rates?
In this op-ed ASU energy security researcher Dr. Wesley Herche demonstrates that for all the talk of renewable energy raising customer rates, there is no correlation between utility rates and ambitious state-level renewable energy mandates.
