Solar empires: The pv magazine USA weekly news roundup
Today we bring you the first weekly collection of stories from the new pv magazine USA website.
Regulators largely deny utility requests for fixed charge increases
A policy report finds that while utilities are increasingly asking to increase fixed charges, in more than half of recent cases these requests were denied.
Massachusetts sets September date for reduced compensation under net metering
The bad news: larger PV systems will have their compensation cut in November. The good news: Massachusetts has reached its 1.6 GW goal for installed PV four years early.
BREAKING: Nevada Supreme Court rejects solar referendum
The Supreme Court has ruled that the measure’s description to voters was misleading, effectively upholding a lower court ruling which said that the referendum was unconstitutional.
Massachusetts passes bill to set energy storage targets
If the omnibus energy bill is signed by Governor Baker, Massachusetts will become the third state to mandate that utilities procure energy storage.
Exclusive: Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck breaks silence on Hemlock dispute
Solarworld CEO Frank Asbeck talks to pv magazine on the recent finding against the company in its legal dispute with Hemlock Semiconductor. A supremely confident Asbeck explains why he doesn’t think the judge’s decision changes the case at hand, while still expecting a settlement with Hemlock, and why any final decision will not affect the company’s American subsidiary nor the German company.
New York regulators issue 50% by 2030 renewable energy mandate
The Clean Energy Standard does not appear substantively different than earlier policy drafts, and includes a bailout for aging nuclear reactors.
Nevada solar installers call out NV Energy for inconsistency on grandfathering
NV Energy has come out in favor of grandfathering solar customers under the previous net metering rules, two days before the Nevada Supreme Court hears arguments on the legality of a referendum to overturn changes to the policy.
Georgia Power agrees to 1600 MW of renewable energy, including 150 MW of DG
Projects approved are expected to mostly be solar PV, and the deal will include a 3 MW pilot community solar program.
Hemlock claims $793.5 million in damages from SolarWorld
SolarWorld could face bankruptcy as a result of its polysilicon supply dispute with Hemlock. The U.S. polysilicon supplier is claiming up to $793.5 million in damages, in court documents acquired by Reuters today.
