Trump budget calls for 70% reduction in renewable energy spending
A leaked copy of U.S. President Trump’s 2018 budget proposal calls for a 70% reduction at the Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), after these programs survived proposed 2017 cuts.
Minnesota governor vetoes attempt to remove regulatory oversight of co-ops, again
The omnibus bill from the Republican-led legislature would have also scrapped the Made in Minnesota solar manufacturing program and opened a renewable energy fund to fossil fuel projects.
Energy trade groups send grid reliability reports to Energy Secretary Perry
SEIA, ACORE, AEE and AWEA express concerns that the former Texas Governor is starting his inquiry into grid reliability with a faulty premise by conflating coal and nuclear generation with reliability.
New technology streamlines residential solar+storage installation supply
Empower Micro Systems launched the next-generation Genesys 8K™ modular smart home energy platform, whose stripped-down MLPE architecture makes it fast to install, delivering power to homeowners more rapidly and at lower cost.
Georgia Power gets approval for mammoth solar plant next to air base
The 139 MW project at Robins AFB will add to the 120 MW that Georgia Power has built at military bases, as the latest in Georgia’s solar boom.
U.S. residential solar market contracts 17% in Q1
According to the soon-to-be quarterly U.S. Solar Market Insight report from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, a severe contraction in California headlined the nationwide slide.
U.S. investors dominate list of non-Chinese solar asset owners
A report by GTM Research and Solichamba finds 11 investors that each own more than 1 GW of PV assets, with eight of those 11 hailing from the United States.
Lyndon Rive to leave Tesla in June
The founder of SolarCity says he is leaving to take time off and start a new venture, as Tesla’s solar sales volume contracts and the company shifts focus to profit and new products instead of growth.
Southern Company puts another 102 MW-AC of solar online in Texas
Southern’s Lamesa Solar Facility is the latest in a boom that is taking place across Texas, with over 1 GW-DC expected to come online this year.
