Clinton, Gore rip Florida’s Amendment 1, address climate change
Sec. Clinton also told the crowd that if Climate Change continues at its current rate, one in eight homes in Florida could be underwater by the end of the century.
Arizona’s draft value of solar order leaves much to be desired
While the new policy would grandfather existing users and apply only to exports, re-assessments of the value would be made every five years, and advocates have questions about the valuation methodology.
Second Debate: Is it Nov. 9 yet? Energy policy gets glossed over (again)
pv magazine USA presents a news analysis of the role solar energy played in the second presidential debate. All debate quotations come from the Politico transcript and from first-hand observation, for which the author did not receive combat pay.
Looking back: 3 stories you may have missed
There was A LOT of important news last week, so you can’t possibly have seen it all. When stories fall through the cracks, we catch them — and then we bring them to you in a collection we call Looking back.
Steel pipe makers charge Chinese producers with evading import duties
The formal trade allegation deals with the steel pipes used in PV system mounting structures.
Boom time in Texas
Texas has been only a modest solar market to date, but that is changing fast. A boom started by municipal utilities and enabled by free transmission is expected to lead to a massive amount of utility-scale solar coming online over the next five years, and even more over the next decade.
Quick Hits: 3 questions with SEIA Interim President Tom Kimbis
pv magazine, in conjunction with Solar Wakeup’s The United States of Solar podcast series, sat down with SEIA’s Interim President Tom Kimbis. You can hear the full podcast here, but here are three things you need to know from the interview.
Obama touts success of solar at SXSL event
The president also spoke about the need for energy storage at the event, which was inspired by the South-by-Southwest conference.
Canadian PM Trudeau proposes significant prices to be put on carbon emissions
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set out a plan to put a CAD 10 (USD 7.6) per tonne price on all carbon pollution by 2018, which would then rise to CAD 50 per tonne by 2022, as he shows a stern resolve to tackle climate change head on, while stimulating the Canadian economy at the same time.
Massachusetts regulators limit fixed charges, reject new fees for PV systems
National Grid had requested up to 5x and 3x increases on fixed charges for residential and commercial customers, as well as a new charge for community and government solar.
