FPL to put online Florida’s first large utility-scale solar plants
Three solar projects at 74.5 MW-AC each will replace a 250 MW coal-fired power plant which the utility plans to shut down.
SolarCity move shows Florida is open for business
In the wake of two pro-solar voter decisions this year, the country’s most well-known residential solar installer has swooped in to capitalize on the state’s suddenly pro-solar climate
GTM Research: Purchases to overtake third-party residential solar in 2017
GTM Research expects the declining market share of residential solar leasing and power purchase agreements to continue in coming years, with loans and direct purchases overtaking third-party solar as the dominant market in 2017.
Florida’s Amendment 1 fails in enormous win for solar
The utility-supported anti-solar constitutional amendment needed 60 percent to pass — and struggled to break 50 percent instead
From the editor: Big choices
Next Tuesday’s elections are a big deal for the solar industry – including key policy contests and races in Florida, Arizona and Nevada.
Florida follies: Utilities continue to fund fake pro-solar Amendment 1
One week before the vote, Florida’s utilities continue to pour millions of dollars to support the constitutional amendment they created
SolarCity signs 300,000 customer, but profitability questions remain
The milestone, representing a major step forward for a company in the midst of its complicated acquisition by Tesla, highlights the challenges of public companies that depend on long-term planning.
DOE invests $21 million to speed solar adoption
The money will go to 17 projects designed to reduce soft costs and maximize solar’s benefits for states.
Florida Amendment 1 opponents condemn utility duplicity
Recording reveals a strategy to “destroy free-market energy” in the state using “deceptive” practices to fool voters, according to advocacy group Floridians for Solar Choice.
From the editor: State policy matters
As the first in a new series of weekly editorials, pv magazine Americas Editor Christian Roselund highlights some of the current battles that are taking place at the state level.
