Nevada bill would raise RPS to 80% by 2040
AB 206, introduced yesterday into the Nevada Legislature by Assemblyman Chris Brooks, sets an aggressive ramp up of the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) to four-times its current level of 20%.
The U.S. solar market nearly doubled in 2016 to 14.6 GW
The latest figures from GTM Research and SEIA show that for the first time, solar was the largest source of new generation by capacity.
Kaua’i Island expects to obliterate its solar goal five years early
Not content to rest on its laurels, the island’s utility cooperative board set a new goal of producing 70% of its energy from renewables by 2030.
NV Energy commissions 50-MW Boulder Solar II plant
The new plant represents the 14th solar energy resource serving Nevada’s customers under the utility’s purview.
CSUN to build 400 MW PV module factory near Sacramento
The Chinese PV maker is planning a fully automated factory to serve its U.S. customers with duty-free modules.
El Paso Electric’s 2017 rate case asks to discriminate against solar customers
The case includes a request to create a special rate class for solar distributed-generation customers, including a new demand charge, to “establish a fair rate structure that reflects the cost to serve each customer class.”
Montana plans 80 MW solar farm amid legislative uncertainty
In another baffling tale of state’s solar-policy split personality, the Treasure State is planning a 480-acre solar farm while the legislature simultaneously tries to snuff out its nascent solar industry.
Maine’s LePage tweets latest attacks on solar
In his ongoing efforts to eliminate the underpinnings of a successful solar industry, Maine’s buffoonish chief executive slams solar on Twitter and suggests all Public Utilities Commissioners resign in the wake of a Maine solar compromise reached last month.
Former President Carter inaugurates solar project in Georgia
SolAmerica developed and built the 1.3 MW PV plant on land Carter leased near his hometown in Georgia.
Onyx Solar begins construction on world’s largest solar skylight
A new mixed-use building complex being developed by Somerset Development will feature the installation of more than 3,200 solar skylights, which will generate electricity whilst naturally illuminating the complex.
