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Wind and solar outstrip state renewable energy mandates (w/ charts)

A new report by Berkeley Lab also finds that solar is increasingly being used to meet state-level renewable energy requirements, while overall deployment of renewables is increasingly driven by other factors.

Report: Residential, C&I solar permits surge in Florida, Nevada

South Carolina and Pennsylvania also saw significant increases in solar permits granted, but California and Colorado both dropped by nearly 30%, according to the latest OhmHome report.

Vivint Solar Brings Rooftop Solar to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Vivint Solar, Inc., (NYSE: VSLR), a leading full-service residential solar provider, today announced that it has expanded its affordable residential solar energy systems into Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Vivint Solar initially expanded into the state through the Philadelphia area in August 2015. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, renewable energy accounted for 4 percent of Pennsylvania’snet electricity generation in 2015. In […]

They’re back: Campaign for Accountability asks FTC to investigate solar industry

The last time the government watchdog group made solar news, they asked the Oregon attorney general to investigate what they called ‘deceptive sales practices’ in the state. Now they’re asking the Federal Trade Commission to do the same nationwide.

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How much will community solar compete with residential in the United States?

Community Solar is coming at a time of PV, especially residential, market uncertainty. So far the United States is a big enough sandbox for both markets to play in.

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National 3iAward Winners Announced by IREC at Intersolar

Three Special Energy Heroes Also Recognized

Business as usual: Energy Department awards $32 million in small-business grants

Despite having the sword of Damocles hanging over the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), it is still doing its job – encouraging small businesses to innovate in the clean-energy economy so that if the industry is ever no longer under siege, it will not have fallen irreversibly behind the rest of the world.

PURPA finds itself under siege in Wyoming

Rocky Mountain Power is asking the Wyoming Public Service to slash severely the reimbursement rates it is required to pay to qualifying facilities under the 1978 law, arguing falling solar and natural gas prices mean those rates are too high to sustain long term. (READ THE FULL FILING HERE)

California’s residential, commercial markets show slight rebound in May (full report here)

OhmHome’s May Solar Index report shows solar permits in the Golden State rose 12% from April, with Arizona close behind with 10% growth.

Vivint Solar expands residential PV in Colorado

Vivint Solar has expanded availability of its residential solar energy systems and smart home products in Colorado.

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