NRG closes on 1.5 GW-AC of SunEdison wind, solar assets
The acquisition includes utility-scale solar projects in Utah, Texas and Hawaii as well as 29 MW of distributed solar in four states.
Sun Action Trackers Finalizes UL 3703 Certification
Sun Action Trackers (SAT), based in San Antonio, Texas has finalized UL 3703 certification for its PST-1AX6 single axis tracker, including the tracker’s self-healing MAC Steel (magnesium alloy coated steel) coating.
SolarCity signs 300,000 customer, but profitability questions remain
The milestone, representing a major step forward for a company in the midst of its complicated acquisition by Tesla, highlights the challenges of public companies that depend on long-term planning.
Solar provides 2% of electricity in the Western United States (with charts)
The latest figures by the U.S. Department of Energy show the wide disparity in renewable energy deployment between the eastern and western grids.
Looking back: 3 stories you may have missed
There was A LOT of important news last week, so you can’t possibly have seen it all. When stories fall through the cracks, we catch them — and then we bring them to you in a collection we call Looking back.
106 MW-AC solar project goes online in Texas
ConEdison owns the 106 MW-AC Texas Solar 7 project, the seventh project in the deal that jump-started large-scale solar in Texas.
Boom time: the pv magazine USA week in review
It’s a complicated time in the U.S. solar industry, with a booming market for utility-scale solar and increasing public interest, but also collapsed PV module prices and shifts in production.
Boom time in Texas
Texas has been only a modest solar market to date, but that is changing fast. A boom started by municipal utilities and enabled by free transmission is expected to lead to a massive amount of utility-scale solar coming online over the next five years, and even more over the next decade.
More than 10 GW of utility-scale solar is under construction in the United States
Eight states have more than 400 MW-DC of projects under construction each, showing increasing market diversification.
Obama touts success of solar at SXSL event
The president also spoke about the need for energy storage at the event, which was inspired by the South-by-Southwest conference.
