Solaria targets specialized solar distributors
Solaria has announced it second regional solar distributor, Fortune Energy, a wholesale supplier of renewable energy products based in Sacramento, with additional offices in Southern California, Massachusetts and Hawaii.
Trina Solar goes private
The Chinese PV maker has completed its merger transaction and will now become a private company. Trading of Trina’s shares on the NYSE have been suspended pending de-listing.
Net-metering discussion joined in New Hampshire
Another state in the Northeast is set to see a net-metering battle be joined as utilities and solar advocates filed competing proposals on the policy with the state’s Public Utilities Commission.
Go West: California to recruit federal climate scientists
California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) President Michael Picker will travel to Washington D.C. tomorrow to recruit Climate Change, renewable energy and environmental scientists as the Federal government’s environmental priorities shift.
Sungevity files for bankruptcy
Four days after laying off an estimated 400 employees, Sungevity has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
Stage set for solar battle royal in Georgia
While Georgia Electric Membership Corp. adds more than $30 in fees to solar customers’ bills, the legislature considers passing a law limiting the amounts they can charge. The conflict comes amidst the rapid growth of the solar industry and the state.
Intevac reports massive ion implant tool order
The company’s ENERGi systems will be used to enable more than 1 GW expansion of high-efficiency n-type mono cell capacity for an un-named customer in China, a big boost for the technology.
Enertronica secures engineering contract for 50 MW of U.S. solar
The Italian solar company has secured an engineering contract to build two PV plants totaling 50 MW in the United States and set up a new unit in Delaware.
Rural America bets heavy on solar power (with a chart)
According to a new report by National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA), cooperatives serving rural areas in the United States are planning on increasing their solar capacity to five times what it was only two years ago.
EIA estimates low-ball solar (again)
Even while increasings its numbers, the agency has again shown that it cannot be relied upon to produce reliable forecasts of the electricity future in the United States.
