Recurrent Energy puts 71 MW-AC of solar online in North Carolina
The plant is one of the largest solar projects east of the Mississippi, adding further to the installed base of the No. 2 state for solar.
Solar costs to fall 60% over the next decade
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) forecasts as much as 90 GW of new solar additions annually across the globe over the next few years, driving a 60% reduction in costs.
The importance of grid resilience during severe storm conditions
In this op-ed, AES Energy Storage underscores the role that battery storage can play in making grids more secure and resilient during and after disasters.
8 former FERC members come out against coal, nuclear bailout
The former commissioners say the plan is contrary to years of progress in fostering competitive markets, as critics of the proposal line up.
Are solar panels worth it?
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Solar Reviews CEO Andrew Sendy looks at return on investment for residential solar in various cities with very different levels of electricity costs.
FPL is halfway to installing 2.5 million solar modules
The Sunshine State’s largest utility has installed 1.25 million panels so far on eight utility-scale solar plants it currently has under construction and expects to meet its goal by early 2018
Hemlock Semiconductor to lay off 100 workers
The Michigan-based polysilicon maker has been in trouble since the imposition of Chinese trade duties on imported polysilicon in 2013.
Iowa lights way to a solar future as largest solar garden comes online
Known more for its wind than its solar resources, Alliant Energy Iowa has brought a 6.2 MW solar project online.
Jacksonville utility dismantles net metering while pursuing utility-scale solar
Florida’s largest electric utility has sprung an overhaul of its net metering policy on consumers while launching a program to procure an additional 250 MW of utility-scale solar and provide subsidies for customers to install batteries.
AEP requests 400 MW of Ohio solar amid attempts to gut RPS
One of the state’s largest utilities has called for proposals for 400 MW of solar projects, on the same day the Ohio Senate heard testimony on turning the state’s miniscule renewable portofolio standard into a voluntary program.
