FERC to be further politicized with Chatterjee as chair
President Trump has appointed Commissioner Neil Chatterjee as chair of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), to replace current chair McIntyre who is stepping down.
Danish pension pops $307 million cork on California solar power
Recurrent Energy has sold its 49% stake in two California solar power plants, the 258 MW-DC Tranquillity and the 272 MW-DC Garland Solar plants, to one of Denmark’s largest pension service providers as its first solar investment.
Solar and storage show steady growth as Tesla finally turns a profit
Tesla energy storage deployments grew 18% and solar deployments grew 11%, as the EV + battery + solar company achieves its a long-awaited quarterly profit on the success of its Model 3.
The first big wave of solar and wind in Virginia
Dominion has launched its first 500 MW solicitation under a new state law that super-charges renewable energy procurement.
Origis sweeps up the 2nd-largest solar project in the South
The Miami-based developer and asset owner has acquired First Solar’s GA Solar 4 project, which clocks in at 200 MW-AC as the 2nd-largest solar project in the U.S. South and east of the Mississippi to date.
Sunnova scores an A- on $202 million solar securitization
KBRA has given Sunnova a preliminary A- rating on a portfolio of nearly 15,000 residential PV systems, totaling 108 MW-DC across 17 states and three island territories.
SunPower to install solar at 21 Walmart sites in Illinois
The mix of rooftop and ground-mounted systems will total 23 MW, with start of construction planned for the first half of 2019.
53 investments in the sun
The Department of Energy announced funding for 53 new through “advance early-stage” solar technologies. The projects in solar PV, CSP, finance and workforce training will receive up to $53 million in funding.
REC Silicon struggles with even lower demand, Chinese tariffs
Revenue for the polysilicon maker’s solar materials segment fell almost 70% on the previous quarter, and the company reports its Moses Lake, Washington facility is running at only 25% capacity.
Wind+solar team push corporate buyers to support transmission
The Wind Solar Alliance has launched with a focus on driving renewable energy by shaping market rules related to utility procurements, and transmission planning. Their first report focuses on corporate renewable procurement, and its influence – and dependence – on transmission policy.
