Rhode Island moves forward with Power Sector Transformation
The phase one report on the grid modernization initiative in the Ocean State looks a lot like New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) process.
Tennessee coalition wants the Tennessee Valley Authority to get with the solar program
Diverse interests in the Volunteer State have formed an umbrella group to compel the TVA to adopt policies and programs to allow more solar installations
Mercatus: SolarWorld, Suniva tariff requests will cause 214 basis point IRR fall
The software company warns that strong trade action will cause the global ranking for profitability of U.S. utility-scale solar projects to fall and for investors to flee to other markets.
Vivint Solar installations flat during Q3 (w/ charts)
In line with the sluggishness of the residential solar sector Vivint’s volume deployed remains substantially lower than a year ago, as its business model shifts.
ESA charts a path to 35 GW of energy storage
The Energy Storage Association has issued a white paper calling for 35 gigawatts of installations by 2025 to upgrade an increasingly antiquated power grid to be outage proof and efficiently handle new power systems and demand products entering the marketplace.
Proposed coal and nuclear bailout roundly condemned in FERC comments
In the second round of comments an incredibly diverse group of actors are stating that DOE’s attempts to subsidize “fuel secure” generation is simply a bad idea. And possibly illegal, too.
Washington Post comes out against tariffs on solar
The Post has become the latest large mainstream U.S. news publication to oppose the tariffs, as South Korea considers a WTO complaint.
U.S. Senate approves two more FERC commissioners
Kevin McIntyre and Robert Glick, a Republican and a Democrat, will join FERC as it considers a controversial bailout for nuclear and coal generation.
Pennsylvania requires solar SRECs to come from within the state
Previously solar renewable energy credits (SREC) could come from outside the state, but not be sold outside. Will the new law help the state’s very low SREC prices?
DSIRE, EnergySage team to create powerful online solar combination
The collaboration between the two popular solar websites will allow consumers to transition from policy research to concrete action at the click of a button.
