U.S. installs nearly 4 GW of solar in Q4 2017
GTM Research has given its preliminary estimate for installations over the full year 2017 at 11.8 GW, a 22% decline from 2016 levels.
Enphase share sale raises $20 million
The California-headquartered microinverter specialist announces private equity offering of 9,523,809 shares that have been sold to Chilean entrepreneur Isidoro Quiroga.
Sacramento boasts largest airport solar array in California
The 7.9 MW array will supply 30% of the airport’s electricity needs at a price 2 cents lower than the going utility rate.
Honolulu energy storage permits jumps more than 1,700%
Last year, the number of solar+storage permits granted by Honolulu city and county increased to 731, a startling increase from the 40 the city granted in 2016.
DTE customers could save $340 million with clean energy compared to proposed gas plant
In this op-ed, Union of Concerned Scientist’s Sam Gomberg argues that Michigan consumers could be getting a much better deal with solar and wind, as compared to DTE’s plans for a new gas plant.
PREPA prepares privatization push
In accordance with the announced plans of Puerto Rican Governor Ricardo Rosselló, the island utility’s Governing Board unveiled its vision of the future late last week.
Connecticut Green Bank closes on 200th C-PACE project
The program has now financed nearly 25 MW of solar in the state.
Massachusetts lands first community solar+storage project
Sterling (Massachusetts) Municipal Light Department has paired a 1 MW-AC rooftop solar installation with a 1 MW/2 MWh energy storage system to provide clean energy to the town.
Trump Administration to open up public lands to… solar and wind?
In an unexpected move, the Bureau of Land Management will review the Obama-era Desert Renewable Energy Conservation Plan and potentially open up more land to wind and solar development.
Tesla is back to selling solar at Home Depot
Elon Musk’s transportation and energy company has returned to the big box superstore with PV systems and its Powerwall batteries, but no Solar Roofs
