Report: Grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use
Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
Manufacturing and Section 201: An interview with PanelClaw CEO Costa Nicolaou (video)
In this interview with pv magazine LIVE from the SPI 2017 trade show, PanelClaw CEO Costa Nicalaou makes a case for why any trade action imposed under the Section 201 case will be bad not only for installations, but for the makers of racking, tracking and mounting systems.
California legislature sets the PACE for a clean energy future
Two bills passed through the California legislature will improve consumer protections and provide a regulatory framework designed to expand the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy programs.
New York large-scale renewable energy program massively oversubscribed
The Empire State is making up for lost time in advancing utility-scale renewable energy.
Wholesale market crisis
Electricity market: Sustained low wholesale power prices are driving coal, nuclear and even gas plant retirements, pushing independent power producers into the red, and spurring reforms of wholesale market structures. But even PV is not immune to these trends. pv magazine looks at the implications for the solar industry.
Oregon adopts value of solar after two-year investigation
The state’s Public Utilities Commission approved the skeleton methodology to determine the resource value of solar based on a 25-year value for small-scale solar resources.
Falck enters the U.S. solar market
The Italian renewable energy company has acquired a 92 MW PV project in North Carolina from Canadian Solar for $43 million.
SolarWorld Americas to (re-)hire up to 200 workers
The Oregon-based cell and module maker says that last Friday’s injury finding has given it sufficient confidence to start hiring again, after devastating layoffs this summer.
Possible exemptions to Section 201: A lifeline for the U.S. market?
Friday’s ruling by the ITC found no injury from several nations including Canada and Singapore, which could exempt imports from these nations from trade action. What does that mean for the U.S. market?
Level Solar employees strike back, alleging no WARN-ing in lawsuit
Workers at the New York solar installer that tried to disappear without a peep last week have filed a class action lawsuit against the firm, alleging that it violated the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act)
