Morning brief: First Solar settles $350M suit, assembly begins on Assembly Solar
Hello one and all to your usual Tuesday morning brief. Today we’ve got for you a CFO for SunPower spinoff, Maxeon, changes in the Canadian Solar Board and the sale of a solar project at a military base.
New Jersey approves 75 MW of community solar in 45 projects
The projects represent one-third of the state’s Community Solar Energy Pilot Program’s total capacity and will serve low- to moderate-income communities.
New Jersey sets the RECord straight (for now)
State regulators have decided on rates to determine the compensation values for 15-year Transition Renewable Energy Certificates, which serve as the midpoint in the state’s transition away from legacy Solar Renewable Energy Certificates.
Are airport installations the next big trend in solar?
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has announced plans to construct a 13 MW solar installation at JFK airport, accompanied by a 7.5 MWh storage system. On a larger scale, more and more airports across the country are realizing the opportunities solar brings.
Clorox is going solar, Downtown Denver’s biggest rooftop project: pvMB 11/14/19
Hello one and all and welcome to the pvMB. Today we’ve got on the docket we’ve got the groundbreaking of the King Solar project in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, a Sunworks project in Massachusetts, and Simon’s solar.
Storage for decades, Vote Solar partners with Beyond Carbon: pvMB 11/12/19
Hello and welcome back to the pvMB. Today we’ve got on the agenda McDonald’s virtual PPA, Nautilus acquiring 17 MW community solar and solar democracy in New Jersey.
Saving water with solar and wind
Scientists at Princeton have found solar and wind energy offer the added environmental benefit of reducing water usage, by comparison with hydroelectric dams. Their findings, say the researchers, could have a positive impact on groundwater sustainability in drought-prone regions such as California, where they conducted a case study.
Lake Olympia solar co-op selects Sunfinity, more renewables do not lead to more air pollution: pvMB 11/4/19
Hello one and all and thank you for starting your workweek with the pvMB. Today we’ve got TVA contract drawbacks outweighing benefits for Knoxville, a Delaware solar farm expansion, the Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee calling out utility obstruction to rooftop solar and more!
Empower Energies partners with Hannon Armstrong, solar in an oil field: Halloween pbMB
Hello energy ghosts and ghouls and welcome to a haunted edition of the pvMB. Today we have 4 MW carport project, the Virginia Dept. of Environmental Quality’s pollinator-friendly solar kit and a survey done in Florida which shows a high % of residents are concerned about climate change. BOO!
Former employee sues Momentum Solar for racial discrimination
The company now faces its second lawsuit this year featuring allegations of racial discrimination and intimidation aimed at black employees by white coworkers and managers.
