DTE Energy plant increases Michigan’s solar capacity by 47%
Weighing in at 48 MW and 200,000 solar panels, the Lapeer Solar Park increases the Wolverine State’s solar capacity by nearly half, which stood at 103 MW in 2016.
Shareholder vote clears the way for Brookfield acquisition of TerraForm Power
The pioneering solar & wind yieldco will be majority owned by Brookfield on October 16, and a shareholder vote for fellow yieldco TerraForm Global appears to be underway.
FERC: Renewable energy investors can skip Section 203 prior approval
In a petition before the commission, tax equity providers said the intense scrutiny of passive investors was holding up renewable energy projects – and the federal commission agreed.
ComEd community solar tariff approved by Illinois regulator
The Illinois Commerce Commission approved the tariff despite some issues over exclusion of transmission charges.
Advocacy and strategy: An interview with SEIA CEO Abigail Hopper
In the aftermath of last week’s Section 201 trade case, pv magazine caught up with SEIA CEO Abigail Hopper to talk about what the organization’s strategy is going forward to prevent the worst effects of potential trade action.
Section 201: Clear and present danger
U.S. trade action: No one knows for sure what the ultimate outcome of the Section 201 investigation will be, but impacts are already being felt in the market, as both sides try to influence the outcome of the case.
Facebook, Dominion reach a deal for Virginia solar
The project for the social media behemoth, at full build-out, will have 300 MW of capacity at several off-site locations. Facebook will use 130 MW to power its own facility.
ZAF starts nickel-zinc battery factory in Missouri
The 50 MWh factory shows that there is more going on in the battery space than lithium-ion.
Renew Financial C-PACE program reaches $100 million milestone
The company, which funds commercial PACE projects in California and Florida, had funded 56 property-improvement projects to reach the goal by the end of last month.
Challenges to the bailouts: An interview with Jason Johns of Stoel Rives
In this interview Stoel Rives Partner Jason Johns explains the shaky basis that Energy Secretary Perry’s attempt at a bailout for coal and nuclear plants rests on, what the potential impacts are for solar, and what sort of legal challenges he expects.
