Minimal impact: BNEF’s Nathan Serota on the Clean Power Plan and solar
This week, federal courts heard the first arguments over the Clean Power Plan (CPP), the Obama Administration’s signature policy on greenhouse gas emissions in the power sector and the cornerstone of national compliance with the Paris Agreement. In this interview Nathan Serota, a senior analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) covering U.S. solar, provides some context for what the case and CPP mean for the solar industry.
California bills to dramatically expand distributed energy storage
Four bills signed by California governor Brown will mandate a distributed energy storage procurement, fund incentives for behind-the-meter storage, and more.
Nevada: Governor’s task force recommends bringing back net metering
While advocates welcomed the gesture, these recommendations will require legislative action to become reality.
New York’s REV process: More questions than answers
Progress is slow in terms of concrete details in New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) initiative, but some of that may be inevitable.
California regulators deny challenges to net metering
Requests for a re-hearing filed by the state’s three large investor-owned utilities have been denied.
New York City sets new goals for solar and energy storage
In addition to the new 1 GW for solar target and the 100 MWh storage goal, the De Blasio administration is claiming significant reforms at Department of Buildings.
Massachusetts reveals draft of new solar incentive program
The proposed policy to follow SREC-2 will feature a bonus paid per kilowatt-hour delivered, through a declining block grant schedule. Details have not been finalized at this time.
Solar, efficiency can help mitigate energy use from marijuana cultivation
EQ Research has released a report looking at intense energy use in the booming U.S. marijuana industry, and means to control GHG emissions.
SEPA suggests path for utility-solar collaboration
The recently released “Blueprints For Electricity Market Reform” outlines concrete steps state to bring solar advocates and utilities closer to finding resolutions to their conflicts.
Community solar is (finally) moving forward in Minnesota
Mortenson Construction’s groundbreaking on the first in 11 MW of projects is part of a boom in community solar construction in the state, despite big delays in Xcel Energy’s interconnection process.
