EnergyWakeup: COSEIA Executive Director Rebecca Cantwell on the Xcel settlement and more
pv magazine USA brings you the latest from Yann Brandt’s EnergyWakeup podcast, featuring a conversation with COSEIA Executive Director Rebecca Cantwell on the organization’s ongoing work including the historic settlement with Xcel Energy.
One more step: Florida bill passes Senate – now on to governor’s desk
Solar advocates, who worked tirelessly to pass Amendment 4 last year, are one step away from finally seeing their hard work pay off. SB 90 passed the Senate yesterday, so now it’s on to the governor’s desk for his signature.
Study: Midwest houses significant solar potential (with a Top 10 list)
Data collected by a Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative funded startup joined forces with realty firm Redfin to identify the Top 10 Midwestern cities with the most untapped solar potential.
Soltage, Basalt acquire 57 MW of PURPA solar projects in North Carolina
The projects are expected to begin construction in May 2017, as Duke chafes under the growing PURPA pipeline in the state.
SEC investigates Tesla, Sunrun over cancelled contracts
SEC has subpoenaed Sunrun, and is also looking into the number of Tesla customers who have backed out of leases, after state officials received hundreds of complaints about sales practices.
Florida’s House jumps on the solar bandwagon, Senate next?
Ten months after Florida voters approved a constituional amendment that exempts businesses from paying additional property taxes if they install solar arrays, the bill that actually allows it to happen finally passed the House unanimously.
Tesla scales down solar deployment in Q1, readies Solar Roof
The first full quarter since Tesla’s acquisition of SolarCity shows a 30% fall in watts of solar deployed, as the company focuses on preparations for the roll-out of its Solar Roof and Model 3 electric vehicle, including expanded battery production.
SGIP Step 1 (mostly) sells out in 24 hours
Lotteries have been triggered in the service areas of all four participating utilities, meaning that most incentives were fully subscribed in the first 24 hours. Deployment of the systems supported will more than double distributed battery storage capacities in California.
Trump appoints fossil-fuel apostle to head renewable energy office
In keeping with his habit of appointing people who want to destroy the agencies they head, the president appointed outspoken renewables critic Daniel Simmons to Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
Utilities try new tactics to discourage solar, but still aren’t getting what they want
The latest NCCETC report on state solar policies finds some new twists as part of an ongoing attempt by utilities to weaken the economics of customer-owned solar, but regulators still mostly aren’t on board.
