What causes PID?
Potentially Induced Degradation (PID) can significantly impact PV system output and be a real headache for system owners. But what is PID, what causes it, and what can be done to prevent it?
Vivint moves towards short-term profit
The residential solar company’s Q2 results show a smaller Vivint that is emphasizing direct sales versus the third-party model.
Enphase CEO Paul Nahi steps down during second-quarter earnings call
In a move that caught some by surprise, the third member of the founding team at Enphase said he felt it was time for a new CEO to continue its global growth. The company expects to name a new CEO by Aug. 31.
Sempra swoops up 200 MW-AC of PV from Recurrent
The power company has acquired the massive Great Valley Solar project near Fresno, as part of an increasing trend of mainstream power companies buying up renewable energy assets.
Fossil fuel front group slams Utah solar, using cost-shift argument to divide consumers
A “consumer protection group” almost entirely funded by every major fossil fuel company in the country is using the “cost-shift” argument to attempt to weaken support for solar in the state.
No panic necessary: Eclipse won’t dramatically effect grid stability
Despite the significant amount of solar near the path of the solar eclipse, grid experts do not expect the 90-minute event to create reliability issues.
Enel snags EnerNOC for $250 million
Now that the transaction is complete, the Massachusetts-based company owns EnerNOC the demand-response giant.
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.
Tesla seeks $1.5 billion bond offering while shifting its solar strategy
The EV, battery and solar company continues to raise record amounts of cash as it ramps Model 3 production. At the same time, it’s emphasizing profitability from its solar business, which has undergone a significant transformation since the company bought SolarCity.
California regulators call for later peak under SDG&E time of use rates
A week before a key ruling and with little justification, CPUC has altered a proposed decision on TOU timing. If approved this will be bad for SDG&E customers who adopt solar and could set a precedent for TOU rate cases at California’s other utilities.
