Solar rushes in to re-light hope in Puerto Rico
With more than 95% of Puerto Ricans without power, the U.S. solar industry is coming to the aid of the battered island.
From the editor: Clean Power Plan, policy and illusion
The Trump Administration’s pledge to repeal CPP should not distract us from the fact that this was not an ambitious policy to begin with.
Section 201 case mars an otherwise strong quarter for solar funding (w/ charts)
Mercom Capital’s latest report shows relatively robust funding for solar globally but a slowdown in the United States due to the Section 201 investigation.
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.
