Coal plant retirements create opportunity for solar in Texas
Coal is dying, and even the president of the United States can’t change that.
SUNation Solar Systems acquires Level Solar accounts
Almost exactly one month after Level Solar slipped the surly bonds of business and left the solar industry for good, SUNation Solar Systems has been approved by the former company’s board of directors to take over servicing those accounts.
Maine’s largest solar plant goes live
The 4.6 MW-AC project will supply 20% of the power for a municipal utility in Central Maine.
Suniva secures an additional $3 million in financing
A bankruptcy court has approved the additional loan, which should allow the main creditors of the bankrupt cell and module maker to continue their pursuit the Section 201 case.
Labor Deparment finds SolarWorld employees eligible for benefits
The U.S. Department of Labor has found that the troubled module manufacturer’s laid-off employees should receive additional benefits because their terminations were the result of the company’s difficulty competing with imports.
Bridging the gap in Illinois community solar project and program development
Solar developers face the challenges of different degrees of uncertainty in project construction, financing and subscriber acquisition.
SunPower: Any trade action should apply to everyone but us
The high-efficiency solar maker asks for Section 201 action to include First Solar’s thin film products, but to exclude its back contact crystalline silicon solar as a unique product.
Utilities’ latest tactic? Fixed charge increases – and PUCs are listening
An EQ Research study indicates regulators are approving utilities’ requests for increased fixed charges and diminishing distributed solar’s value proposition in the process.
sonnenCommunity comes to the United States
A 2,900 home planned development in Arizona will feature electricity trading between a network of PV and battery systems, as a grid-tied microgrid that will also absorb excess power at strategic times for the local grid.
California gets “quacking” on ending Duck Curve problem
Senate Bill 338, which mandates that utilities come up with non-gas generation options to meet peak demand, was signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown.
