Solar Frontier Americas moves into the IPP space with Mustang Two acquisition
The U.S. subsidiary of the Japanese thin film PV maker has swooped up the 210 MWdc project in California, as its first move towards owning and operating solar power plants.
$15 million for solar in San Antonio, with a local twist
CPS Energy has made available up to $2500 per home and 60¢ per watt for business solar installations – with bonuses for locally produced solar modules, and a 25% lower incentive for non-local installers.
DC is one step closer to 100% renewable energy by 2032
The Washington DC City Council’s second approval will send its landmark clean energy bill to the mayor.
Corporate solar procurement knocks it out of the park in 2018
According to Rocky Mountain Institute corporations have signed contracts for 2.8 GW of solar in the United States this year, a gigawatt more than the deals signed in all previous years combined.
Not for lack of ideas: an interview with NREL’s Dr. Peter Green
In this interview pv magazine talks with the chief research officer at the United States’ foremost clean energy laboratory about the work that NREL has been doing, and what to expect for the future of electricity and transportation.
Nuclear negations yield renewable energy leverage
As part of the recently approved settlement negotiations associated with the failed VC Summer Nuclear Plant expansion in South Carolina, renewable energy has gained greater PPA and IRP access, and greater market continuity.
Solar + wind + storage makes for a DC-powered microgrid
Ensync has begun work on a microgrid tying together 48 kW of vertical wind turbines, 495 kW of rooftop solar, and 730 kWh of energy storage.
PURPA under attack in Arizona
After a public hearing, the ACC will soon decide on a proposal to shorten contracts under PURPA submitted by the three major investor-owned utilities.
Green New What?
A poll by the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication found strong bipartisan support for the concept of a Green New Deal, with 81% of voters in support. But 82% did not know that this policy is being proposed.
New York Governor Cuomo calls for 100% carbon-neutral electricity by 2040 via Green New Deal
Cuomo is stealing the Sunrise Movement’s thunder, and could one-up California.
