Keystone Power Holdings launches $35 million solar fund
Keystone Power Holdings LLC has established a solar investment fund, KPH Solar Farms Fund I, to finance small-scale solar projects.
American Solar Direct swerves into chapter 7 bankruptcy
The California solar installer will likely be liquidated, after its liabilities mushroomed to at least 200 times its assets.
New York public housing solar + storage microgrid project complete
The project at the Marcus Garvey Apartments is the first deployment of lithium-ion batteries at a multifamily residential building in New York City.
Vivint Solar to join Tesla, Sunrun in returning to the Nevada solar market
Following a promise by Governor Sandoval to sign legislation re-instating net metering, the nation’s three largest residential solar companies have all said that they will return.
Edisun Microgrids predicts 3 MW of tracker deployment in 2017
Edisun Microgrids, which launched its innovative dual-axis flat-roof commercial tracker last year, expects to deploy more than 3 MW of its rooftop tracker PV Booster in 2017, according to company CEO Bill Gross.
South Carolina: SCE&G supports community solar through specific program
South Carolina’s power utility expects to complete two or three large-scale solar facilities under the program by the end of this year.
Massachusetts incentive program for residential and commercial PV
This article has been pulled due to inaccuracies. An emergency regulation for the SMART program was filed by the DOER on June 5. Through the new program will come into force in 2018, but the final form of the program has not yet been released. In the interim the SREC-2 program is still active. We […]
Vivint Solar expands residential PV in Colorado
Vivint Solar has expanded availability of its residential solar energy systems and smart home products in Colorado.
California market troubles bring down U.S. residential numbers during Q1 (w/ charts)
While utility-scale and C&I solar performed well, the U.S. residential market contracted 17% due to slowness in California and other key solar markets.
Report says advanced energy is a national security priority
A group of high-level former military officers has warned the absence of a national strategy to seize opportunities in renewables and other forms of “advanced energy” could have implications for the U.S. geopolitical position and national security.
