North Carolina regulators reject the dirty assumptions in Duke’s latest plan
The state’s public utilities commission is saying that Duke must model potential retirement of coal plants, major reductions in CO2 emissions, and integration of battery storage in its post-2020 plans.
SEIA proposes PURPA reform, Sunrun to bring Brightbox to Vermont: pvMB 08/29/19
In today’s brief we also bring you a job opportunity at DOE and Turning Point Energy coming to Maine.
Georgetown solar project denied permits
A 32.5 MW solar farm set to serve Georgetown University has been denied over concerns that the clear-cutting associated with the project would harm local waterways.
Indiana gas plant spurned – wind, solar and storage respond
Vectren’s 2016 proposal to replace coal with a gas plant was declined as too large and financially risky for the small utility, requiring a new bid – which recently came in showing wind, solar and storage dominating the list of offers.
Section 201, the sequel: what will come of the solar tariffs?
With the impending mid-term review of the Section 201 tariffs, Tony Clifford of Standard Solar examines the outcomes brought about thus far by the tariffs, the health of the solar industry and the how pricing has been affected.
sonnen turns apartment complex into dispatchable solar + storage power plant
Local utility Rocky Mountain Power will use rooftop solar and 600 batteries at the Soleil Lofts community in Utah to supply demand response and manage peaks on its system, as the latest behind-the-meter contract.
Is solar power the keeper of gas and coal?
Los Angeles regulators have put aside a vote on a sub-2¢/kWh solar power project due to union pressure, because of potential job losses in the climate fight as well the closing of three gas plants in the city.
Tesla’s Project Titan, a silent, limitless solar catamaran: pvMB 8/28/19
We’ve got another great brief for you today, folks, as we’ll be checking out, Intersolar North America and NABCEP’s partnership for the 2020 conference in San Diego, Pivot Energy and Standard Solar partnering on projects in Colorado and more!
California regulators propose solar + storage resiliency budget for wildfire-risked residents
The proposed action would allocate unused state funds to establish an equity resiliency budget to provide solar and storage subsidies for state residents in high-wildfire-risk areas.
Balancing solar development and preservation of agricultural lands in the Midwest
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Sara Bergan and Thomas Braun, attorneys at Stoel Rives LLP discuss the difficult balancing act of solar and agriculture in the emerging Midwestern market.
