Solar takes educators to school
A new study finds that 910 MW of solar deployed on schools in the United States, and that nearly 4 million children attend schools powered by solar electricity.
LIPA proposes value of solar for commercial installations
Amid squeals of pain from the island’s commercial solar installers, the Long Island Power Authority has proposed moving to a value of solar tariff and away from traditional net metering.
Oregon’s U.S. Senate delegation split over Section 201 trade proposals
While Senator Wyden has strongly supported aggressive trade action, Merkley is calling for subsidies and not tariffs
Pennsylvania offers $30 million to create solar jobs
Before the ink was even dry on Governor Tom Wolf’s signature on Act 40 – designed to stabilize the state’s solar market – the governor has made money available for companies that deploy and create solar jobs.
TerraForm Power announces billion-dollar bond refinancing
The yieldco is planning to replace $950 million in bonds due 2023 with $1 billion due up to 10 years from now, as its second major move this month to restructure its finances.
Fighting for U.S. manufacturing: An interview with SolarWorld Americas CEO Jürgen Stein
In this exclusive interview with pv magazine, SolarWorld Americas CEO Jürgen Stein gives his perspective on the Section 201 trade case, including responding to criticism of potential effects on the U.S. solar market.
California, Illinois and Texas lead grid modernization efforts
The report’s authors believe clean energy targets by states, cities, and corporations are driving utility efforts to accommodate rapid growth in distributed efforts like rooftop solar and wind, among others.
HECO, University of Hawaii strike a deal for power from off-site renewables
Taking a page from the corporate procurement playbook, this “green tariff” could include solar plus storage and may be available to other institutions in the future.
Apache Solar Project fuels Arizona’s rural electrical co-ops
The 20 MW-AC project is providing electricity to Arizona G&T Cooperatives in some of the state’s most isolated communities.
Have your solar electricity and eat tomatoes, too?
A California university demonstrates using translucent dye-treated glazing for PV powered greenhouses that can also provide photosynthetic light for plant growing.
