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Consumers Energy reveals details of solar deployment in IRP

The Michigan utility is taking on an aggressive expansion of solar power, wind and energy storage in hopes to reduce its emissions to 20% of 2005 levels.

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Nevada 50% by 2030 renewable mandate qualifies for referendum

A group pushing the measure got more than double the number of signatures needed to bring the renewable energy mandate increase directly to the state’s voters on November 6.

Maui College going 100% solar

The latest ambitious goal in America’s most renewable-aggressive state is the first to focus strictly on solar.

Made in the USA

In the wake of the Section 201 tariffs, the United States is seeing a minor renaissance in solar module manufacturing. However, in terms of why this is happening, the tariffs are only one part of a more complicated story.

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Silicon Ranch to supply a massive amount of solar to Georgia co-ops

The Southern developer has signed a deal to sell power to Green Power EMC from another 194 MW-AC of solar projects which it is building in the state.

Seven U.S. cities to power municipal operations with renewables

In this op-ed for pv magazine, Will Driscoll outlines the plans of several large U.S. cities to power government buildings entirely with renewable energy.

Community Solar spurns New York’s VDER, seeks a return to net metering

The New York State Assembly has passed a bill which would temporarily put a hold on the alternative valuation of electricity from community solar projects and re-institute net metering for three years. The companion bill currently sits in Senate Rules Committee.

SunPower, First Solar close on sale of yieldco 8point3

The sale brings in $240 million for First Solar and $360 million for SunPower, as both companies re-focus on manufacturing. Capital Dynamics now owns the yieldco.

U.S. renewable energy finance weathers the storm

Day one of ACORE’s REFF Wall Street conference shows U.S. renewable energy finance in a healthy state, despite policy headwinds from the Trump Administration. But in the longer term, things get hot and crowded.

Why a utility front organization is wrong about solar incentives

Consumers Energy Alliance recently published a document alleging that 75% of the costs of residential owned solar power systems came back to the owners via incentives, tax credit and net metering included.

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