New Jersey reaches 2 GW of installed solar
With a strong market in 2016, New Jersey retains the fourth-largest installed capacity and the 2nd largest capacity of distributed generation in the United States.
APS unveils its largest utility-scale solar plant
The 40-MW Red Rock Solar Plant, developed, owned and operated by Arizona Public Service will supply power to Arizona State University and PayPal.
NV Energy asks PUC to reverse $2.92 million net-metering directive
In a filing with the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, the state’s primary utility says the cost savings were meant to apply to a broader set of customers and shouldn’t be limited to support future solar customers’ net-metering needs.
ACC fixes net-metering grandfathering clause
Exactly three weeks after significantly altering net-metering in ways that could stunt future solar growth in the state, the Arizona Corporation Commission voted 4-1 to amend the way it will grandfather current solar customers under the new rules to remove a two- to three-week penalty the ruling accidentally imposed.
New Analysis Finds Incentives Not Needed for Homeowners to Save with Solar
Based on analysis of hundreds of thousands of solar installation records, the website Cost to Install Solar found that installing a home solar system, without any subsidies, is already a promising investment opportunity for homeowners in more than a dozen states.
Sunnova broadens its zero-down loan reach
The EZ Own Loan program is designed to capitalize on the increasing desire of residential solar customers to own their systems without worrying about the trouble of maintaining them.
Hopper at SEIA completes women’s superfecta
When Abigail “Abby” Ross Hopper assumes her duties as president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association next week, it signals a new course for the national association and ushers in an era when the six most powerful association positions in the U.S. solar industry will be held by women.
GameChange Forges U.S. Steel Supply Agreement
New York-based GameChange Solar has inked a long-term strategic supply agreement with an un-named company which it describes as “one of the largest steel producers in the United States”.
Solar neophytes join ACC as its new leaders
Tom Vogt and Thomas Forese have plenty of experience, but neither man appears to have any experience in dealing with energy issues.
The solar coaster: pv magazine USA’s 2016 year in review
With massive market growth, the bankruptcy of SunEdison and the election of a pro-coal climate denier as president, 2016 really was the best and the worst of times.
