Report: Broadband users will drive solar in 2017
According to a new analysis by research firm Parks Associates, 15% of U.S. broadband households say they will purchase solar panels in 2017.
Indiana senate bill targets net-metering for elimination
State Senator Brandt Hershman has introduced SB 309 into the legislative docket, a bill that contains language that could scuttle net-metering long before its stated sunset of 2027.
SEPA-EPRI analyze microgrid evolution, call for standards
The Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA) and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) have completed a new report on microgrid evolution entitled “Microgrids: Expanding Applications, Implementations, and Business Structures.”
Greensmith announce grid connection on 20 MW storage system
Greensmith set a new record with their storage system at the AltaGas Pomona Energy Facility California, designing, integrating and installing the system in under 4 months.
Utility veteran takes FERC reins again
For the second time since 2013, Commissioner Cheryl LeFleur will lead the body that oversees federal regulation of the country’s energy market – including the two controversial gas pipelines opponents thought might be dead.
Gov. Jerry Brown: “California is not turning back on renewables”
California governor Jerry Brown struck a defiant tone in his State of the State adress earlier this week, rejecting many of the policies put forward by the new Trump administration and Republicans in Washington DC.
8point3 reports beats Q4 guidance, ups dividends
The joint First Solar/SunPower yieldco reported strong results, including acquiring shares of the Henrietta and Stateline projects.
NV Energy to supply Apple with 200 MW of solar
The technology giant has signed a deal with NV Energy for the output of a 200 MW solar plant, which is awaiting approval by state regulators.
Beaumont Solar completes 1.3MW PV system atop Joseph Abboud factory
The New England solar installer has completed a 1.3 MW rooftop project on the suit maker’s manufacturing facility. The 272,000 square-foot building in coastal Massachusetts, once powered with coal and oil, is now almost self-sufficient.
Installer survey finds robust competition in the U.S. market
Energy Sage’s annual survey conducted in collaboration with pv magazine also finds third-party solar options to be relatively unpopular
