Addressing C&I solar market shortcomings with PACE
A research paper by the Solar Energy Industries Association looks at the potential of Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy to boost the commercial and industrial solar sector
Florida approves Duke’s solar plan despite SEIA’s objections
Despite intense opposition to the proposed settlement from solar’s national association, the Sunshine State’s Public Service Commission will allow Duke Energy Florida to build about 175 megawatts of solar-generation per year through 2021.
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.
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
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.
Renew Financial C-PACE program reaches $100 million milestone
The company, which funds commercial PACE projects in California and Florida, had funded 56 property-improvement projects to reach the goal by the end of last month.
Group recruits standing solar army
In move designed to articulate more effectively its role in uniting solar consumers for the fights around the country for solar-friendly policies, Community Power Network relaunches as Solar United Neighbors.
Tampa Electric proposes building 600 MW of solar PV
If approved, this will allow the utility to source 6% of its electricity from solar
Hurricanes, batteries and backup power: An interview with Sonnen
In this interview from the Solar Power International trade show, Sonnen CEO Christoph Ostermann and Senior VP Blake Richetta talk about the market for backup power, and how this has been influenced by recent disasters
Mandatory solar for new construction – housing killer or PV boom?
St. Petersburg, Fla.,’s call for requiring PV systems on new or extensively improved housing begs the question of its impact.
