Have your solar electricity and eat tomatoes, too?
A California university demonstrates using translucent dye-treated glazing for PV powered greenhouses that can also provide photosynthetic light for plant growing.
Utah approves $200 fee for 15 minute-interval meters
New solar customers in the Beehive State not only lost full retail-rate net metering last week, but they will be paying Rocky Mountain Power $200 for the meter that will govern the program’s successor.
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Maine proposes doubled interconnection fees for solar customers
The Pine Tree State’s Public Service Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on December 12 to discuss the proposed changes to the fee schedule for Central Maine Power.
NREL/First Solar/CAISO project honored for supply of ancillary services
California ISO says that the project shows that renewable energy plants with smart inverter technology can provide grid services similar to, or in some cases better than conventional generation.
California low-income multifamily solar program moves forward
After two years of delays, the process to implement the $1 billion SOMAH program is moving forward.
Could Michigan be the next PURPA boom state?
The Wolverine State’s Public Service Commission has spent 2017 quietly setting up a framework under the 1978 law that could position the state’s solar industry for significant growth.
Buffalo-Niagara region wants to lead – again – on renewable energy
Nearly two centuries ago, Buffalo, New York, was the epicenter of the renewable energy revolution with its falls-powered might. Now the city wants to reclaim its heritage with solar power.
Lazard shows ongoing cost declines in solar (w/ charts)
The consultancy’s 2017 study finds that the global cost of utility-scale solar has reached an unsubsidized LCOE of under $50 per megawatt-hour, making new solar cost-competitive with running existing coal or nuclear plants.
On to round 5: Solar trade report filing sparks new round of lobbying
The U.S. International Trade Commission delivered their formal recommendations to President Trump on the solar tariff case last week. Let the next round of intense lobbying of the U.S. trade representative begin.
