EnergySage wisely enters community solar
The solar market’s leading online marketplace moves beyond residential solar to benefit from a market expected to encompass have of distributed PV installations by 2020
NRG closes on 1.5 GW-AC of SunEdison wind, solar assets
The acquisition includes utility-scale solar projects in Utah, Texas and Hawaii as well as 29 MW of distributed solar in four states.
Skytron Energy chosen by Sonnedix to monitor 57.6 MW Puerto Rican solar plant
The German-based tech group has been commissioned by the EPC to provide monitoring and supervision technology to the Oriana solar plant, which is the largest in the Caribbean.
Wisconsin PSC greenlights severe fixed-charge increases
Public Service Commission staff has recommended a doubling of fixed charges for Wisconsin Power & Light residential and commercial customers on Jan. 1, pending a final ruling by the end of the year
Solar+storage cuts Vermont utility grid charge by $200,000
A recently completed solar+storage project at Green Mountain Power’s Stafford Hill Solar Farm project shaved enough August peak energy use that Green Mountain Power is saving $200,000 from its annual bill from the New England grid operator.
Make Solar Great Again
In the most recent election, Populist candidates issued thinly veiled calls to return to an America that makes tangible goods. But can solar be part of a manufacturing renaissance in the United States? And what would be needed to make solar in America?
BREAKING: Demand charges removed from Illinois nuke bailout bill
The move follows the governor’s office calling such charges “insane”. The provision to eliminate net metering has also been removed, as well as subsidies for coal-fired power plants.
Tesla/SolarCity completes PV and battery system to power Samoan island
The 1.4 MW solar and 6 MWh battery system will supply power to the 600 residents of Ta’u, replacing the island’s diesel generators.
Trump reiterates delusive “clean coal” message
In YouTube video outlining the first 100 days of his administration, the president-elect again promises to bring coal jobs back — a pledge he cannot possibly keep
Mosaic closes deal for a $250 million financing facility from Deutsche Bank
The California-based solar loan provider for homeowners has added another substantial capital warehouse to its growing financial clout, this time a $250 million facility from Deutsche Bank, as it aims to have $1 billion available for solar loans by summer 2017.
