OPIC under investigation for loans to Chilean solar projects
An internal U.S. government watchdog is looking at the loans which kick-started large-scale solar in Chile, after at least three of five solar projects have made moves to restructure these loans.
United States informs WTO of trade petition investigation (ITC notification embedded)
The U.S. International Trade Commission has informed the WTO that it is moving forward with its investigation into whether Suniva and SolarWorld deserve “global safeguard” protection from their competitors.
Hawaii strains to permit batteries as self-supply permits grow
The Aloha State has encouraged residential solar customers to move to self-contained electricity systems – but permitting the batteries necessary to enable that are moving far more slowly than expected.
Trump stalls on Paris climate agreement
The U.S. president declined to sign on to consensus language composed by G7 leaders, and has said that a decision will come some time this week. However, implications for solar and renewables may be limited.
Washington D.C. launches new low-income solar & job training program
GRID Alternatives will run the first year of the program, training D.C. residents in solar installation while installing PV systems.
BREAKING: SolarWorld Americas joins Suniva’s trade petition
After originally being cool to Suniva’s petition to the U.S. International Trade Commission for protection from its Chinese competitors, SolarWorld has reversed its stance and joined the complaint as a co-petitioner.
SEIA elects industry veterans to its board
The Solar Energy Industries Association has a new chair (Tom Starrs) and vice chair (Michael Maulick), who are expected to bring a fresh perspective to some of the challenges facing the solar industry today.
One step closer: Nevada Assembly moves net-metering bill forward
After two brutal years of wrangling over what net-metering would look like, the Battle Born state is one step closer to seeing the practice (nearly) restored.
EXCLUSIVE: Abigail Ross Hopper speaks out on Suniva
After strongly criticizing the U.S. International Trade Commission’s decision to the bankrupt module manufacturer’s petition for “global safeguard relief” from imports of crystalline silicon solar PV cells and modules, the president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) agreed to talk further about her concerns with pv magazine.
Hearings on two Trump FERC nominees set for tomorrow
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been paralyzed into inaction since last year because it didn’t have the three-commissioner quorum necessary to transact business but that paralysis may soon be coming to an end.
