It’s starting: Cuts at national labs slash more than 500 jobs
Though NREL and Berkeley Lab are not specifically mentioned – yet – the cuts at two other labs could signal dim times ahead for these two vital labs for renewable energy research.
Massachusetts presents proposed final version of 1600 MW solar policy
The new version of the SMART program makes some tweaks to the regulation filed on June 5, including raising the ceiling price for the initial 100 MW procurement, which will set the prices for the resulting incentive levels.
Colorado to build the nation’s largest low-income community solar project
A majority of the output of the 1.95 MW solar project in Fort Collins will benefit low-income households, affordable housing providers and non-profits.
Fossil fuel champion Chatterjee to (temporarily) head FERC
The former energy advisor to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he will only serve until Kevin McIntyre is confirmed.
SolarWorld supplier shutters Oregon factory
Ulbrich Solar Technologies, a longtime supplier for the struggling module supplier, closed the doors on its plant in Hillsboro, Ore., citing fierce foreign module competition as the reason.
What does the solar eclipse mean for solar power?
This unusual eclipse is a balancing act for energy companies.
Go west, young solar? An analysis
A rebate offered by a Missouri public utility is stirring up debate on how to use solar in addressing the vaunted “duck curve”.
California regulators delay decision on TOU rates for SDG&E
The solar industry and environmentalists mobilized over the commission’s last-minute change to a proposed decision on time-of-use rates, and now CPUC has delayed its decision until at least August 24.
ITC report: 26 U.S. module makers closed in the past five years
With both sides of the Section 201 trade case anxiously looking for any indication about how the U.S. International Trade Commission will rule, the preliminary report by the commission’s staff may hold some clues.
Vivint Solar quietly prepares to raise up to $200 million
The residential solar company has opened the door to raise the funds through a variety of means including a follow-on offering.
