SunPower completes massive parking structure solar installation in Texas
The 8.8 MW plant covers four parking garages at Toyota’s new North America headquarters
Mission Solar Energy to supply PetersenDean with solar panels
The nation’s largest private roofing contractor will be sourcing modules from the Texas-based PV maker, raising questions about its previous supply arrangement with SolarWorld.
Hurricanes, batteries and backup power: An interview with Sonnen
In this interview from the Solar Power International trade show, Sonnen CEO Christoph Ostermann and Senior VP Blake Richetta talk about the market for backup power, and how this has been influenced by recent disasters
The future of solar in MISO
MISO plans to conduct a multi-year study of how increasing amounts of solar and other forms of renewable energy will impact its territory and how to manage expected growth.
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.
Bill to protect solar customers from discriminatory fees introduced in Texas
Legislators are pushing back on discriminatory fees on wind and solar installations
Turmoil in residential solar
After years of steady, relentless growth, the U.S. residential solar market is struggling with challenges on both the policy and customer acquisition fronts. And as the market diversifies away from California and the Northeast, the future is far from clear.
Wind and solar outstrip state renewable energy mandates (w/ charts)
A new report by Berkeley Lab also finds that solar is increasingly being used to meet state-level renewable energy requirements, while overall deployment of renewables is increasingly driven by other factors.
Report: Residential, C&I solar permits surge in Florida, Nevada
South Carolina and Pennsylvania also saw significant increases in solar permits granted, but California and Colorado both dropped by nearly 30%, according to the latest OhmHome report.
Texas’ largest commercial solar array tops Toyota headquarters
Powered by SunPower panels, the installation is made up of four carport systems built on the top of the campus’ parking garages and is expected to to offset approximately 33% of the headquarters’ energy needs.
