C&I storage gets $25 million boost from JLM Energy
The company says it will use the money to provide customers with the financing necessary to use its Phazr energy-storage platform starting in the third quarter of next year.
Mission Solar Energy to supply PetersenDean with solar panels
The nation’s largest private roofing contractor will be sourcing modules from the Texas-based PV maker, raising questions about its previous supply arrangement with SolarWorld.
Origis installs the first panels at (another) 52 MW-AC solar project in Mississippi
The project is part of a utility-scale solar boom in Mississippi
Hurricanes, batteries and backup power: An interview with Sonnen
In this interview from the Solar Power International trade show, Sonnen CEO Christoph Ostermann and Senior VP Blake Richetta talk about the market for backup power, and how this has been influenced by recent disasters
Report: Grid-tied residential storage surpasses off-grid use
Until 2017, most residential battery storage systems were installed off-grid – but GTM Research says 2017 is the year that changes – and changes dramatically.
Manufacturing and Section 201: An interview with PanelClaw CEO Costa Nicolaou (video)
In this interview with pv magazine LIVE from the SPI 2017 trade show, PanelClaw CEO Costa Nicalaou makes a case for why any trade action imposed under the Section 201 case will be bad not only for installations, but for the makers of racking, tracking and mounting systems.
California legislature sets the PACE for a clean energy future
Two bills passed through the California legislature will improve consumer protections and provide a regulatory framework designed to expand the state’s Property Assessed Clean Energy programs.
New York large-scale renewable energy program massively oversubscribed
The Empire State is making up for lost time in advancing utility-scale renewable energy.
Wholesale market crisis
Electricity market: Sustained low wholesale power prices are driving coal, nuclear and even gas plant retirements, pushing independent power producers into the red, and spurring reforms of wholesale market structures. But even PV is not immune to these trends. pv magazine looks at the implications for the solar industry.
Oregon adopts value of solar after two-year investigation
The state’s Public Utilities Commission approved the skeleton methodology to determine the resource value of solar based on a 25-year value for small-scale solar resources.
