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No panic necessary: Eclipse won’t dramatically effect grid stability

Despite the significant amount of solar near the path of the solar eclipse, grid experts do not expect the 90-minute event to create reliability issues.

Enel snags EnerNOC for $250 million

Now that the transaction is complete, the Massachusetts-based company owns EnerNOC the demand-response giant.

Sunrun continues market share gains in Q2 2017

While other large distributed solar companies are pulling back from the third party model and the U.S. residential market contracts, Sunrun is continuing to grow.

Tesla seeks $1.5 billion bond offering while shifting its solar strategy

The EV, battery and solar company continues to raise record amounts of cash as it ramps Model 3 production. At the same time, it’s emphasizing profitability from its solar business, which has undergone a significant transformation since the company bought SolarCity.

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California regulators call for later peak under SDG&E time of use rates

A week before a key ruling and with little justification, CPUC has altered a proposed decision on TOU timing. If approved this will be bad for SDG&E customers who adopt solar and could set a precedent for TOU rate cases at California’s other utilities.

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New York utility uses its own buildings to power low-income shared solar

Starting with 3 MW this year, Consolidated Edison plans to install up to 11 MW of solar on its properties, to provide solar access to between 3,000 and 6,000 of its poorest customers.

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Inverter quality and warranties more important to owners

The demand for high quality inverters has led all but the shortest-outlook equipment purchasers to move into Tier 1, in large part because of the more solid warranty offered.

New York kicks Solarize into high gear

The Empire State has deployed solar at 850 sites through the second round of its Solarize program, and is now extending the program to manufacturers.

What could possibly go wrong? Senate approves ideologues for FERC posts

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has been unable to issue rulings for months because it didn’t have a quorum. For the solar industry, maybe it would have been better if it had stayed that way.

Report shows grid modernization following renewable energy mandates, DG solar

NCCETC’s latest 50 States of Grid Modernization report shows that the states with the most aggressive renewable energy mandates are also leading on grid modernization – as are many of the states with the highest penetrations of distributed solar.

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