Floridians seeking energy freedom
Citizens for Energy Choices is pushing for a ballot amendment to create a competitive retail electricity market, the right to sell your own electricity, and to limit investor owned utilities to transmission and distribution.
With one day left to pass, HB 6 looms in Ohio
The controversial nuclear bailout bill has been amended to remove a provision that would stifle wind development, but still looks to eliminate the state’s renewable energy standard.
20 MW coming to Rhode Island, Georgia residents demand abolishment of solar fee: pvMB 7/16/19
Hello and welcome to today’s pvMB. In this edition, we see We Energies trading a fee for utility scale solar, we’ll be looking at Sun Pacific’s solar powered bus shelters in Rhode Island, CPS’ “BundleFlex” plan, Cubico’s 100 MW purchase and more!
Schletter to restart its North Carolina presence, sans factory
The mounting systems maker is opening a new sales and distribution office in the Charlotte metro area, and has maintained manufacturing in Europe and Asia.
National Grid dives into renewable energy development
The Anglo-American company is the latest utility to enter the utility-scale solar and wind development space by closing on its acquisition of Geronimo Energy.
#Solar100’s Amy Harder: The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the (Energy) Galaxy
In this #Solar100 Interview, Richard Matsui, Founder & CEO of kWh Analytics, speaks with Amy Harder, energy and climate change reporter for Axios.
Duke wants to tax the sun
Duke Energy is seeking an “Integration Services Charge” on solar projects in North Carolina of 0.11¢/kWh to 0.24¢/kWh, with future pricing increases of almost 300%. The utility offers an out, if developers integrate energy storage.
Sunnova launches $300-350 million IPO
Sunnova has put some numbers on how much it expects to raise as it goes public.
New Republic & Gizmodo to hold presidential climate forum, solar co-op for Florida beach towns: pvMB 7/15/19
Welcome back from your weekend and into the pvMB. Today we’ll be looking at Solar Star’s negative Fitch rating, Athol, Massachusetts’ moratorium on solar, JinkoSolar winning a leadership award… and more!
REC Silicon lays off 100 at Washington polysilicon plant
Polysilicon maker REC Silicon has announced that it will lay off another 100 workers at its Moses Lake facility in Washington State, as the factory heads into long term shutdown.
