Duke sets goal to purchase 680 MW of solar in 2018 under new rules
Four months after North Carolina revised its rules governing solar procurement in the state, Duke Energy has proposed an aggressive solar expansion for next year.
Request pushes back deadline for Trump solar trade decision
The final deadline for President Trump to impose tariffs, quotas or other sanctions on solar imports will now be January 26, following a request by the U.S. Trade Representative for more information.
Richard Glick sworn in as fourth commissioner at FERC
The Democrat joins another Democrat and two Republicans at FERC, in the midst of an extremely controversial effort to prop up uncompetitive coal and nuclear power plants.
WEC Energies expected to replace coal plant with 350 MW of solar
The company will close the 1,200 MW Pleasant Prairie coal plant early next year, on the heels of its plan to install 350 MW of solar by 2020.
Renewable energy groups mobilize to stop damaging provision in the Senate tax bill
SEIA, ACORE and other groups are scrambling to get exemptions to the BEAT provision, a tax-regulation change that could make it difficult to monetize the ITC and PTC.
Big Blue to install big solar in Boulder
IBM has announced plans to install the largest PV system in Boulder, Colorado, which will also be the largest system on IBM property, as the city continues to move toward municipalizing its electricity system.
The nuts and bolts of BEAT: Keith Martin on the threat to solar and wind tax credits
In this interview Keith Martin of Norton Rose Fulbright explains the details of the BEAT provision in the Senate tax bill, why it is there, and the threat it poses to monetization of the ITC.
APS to study smart home features including solar and batteries
The utility plans to outfit 75 homes with rooftop PV systems and energy management tools – including batteries on 10 homes – as a means to look at how behind-the-meter resources interact with each other.
Guide provides roadmap to gauge solar’s affect on home prices
SEIA says homeowners (and the installers who love them) should focus on the projected income of the system over its typical lifetime
“Devastating” provision in tax bill could hobble solar, wind tax credits
Renewable energy trade organizations are scrambling to stop the BEAT provision, which could make it difficult to monetize the ITC and PTC, as the Senate’s tax bill hurtles towards a vote.
