Halfway into the year, Duke hits South Carolina net metering cap
New solar customers now have the option to sell power at a price far below retail to Duke Energy, in the state with the highest monthly electricity bills in the country.
Solar power: the Northeast vs. utility scale
The latest report by the Institute for Local Self Reliance looks at the scale of solar across the United States.
Bill to increase system sizes for net metering advances in New Hampshire
The bill to allow PV systems up to 5 MW in capacity to participate in net metering has been reported out of committee and will now go to a vote of the full House, it’s last stop before the desk of Governor Sununu.
American Solar Direct swerves into chapter 7 bankruptcy
The California solar installer will likely be liquidated, after its liabilities mushroomed to at least 200 times its assets.
New Jersey reaches 2 GW of installed solar
With a strong market in 2016, New Jersey retains the fourth-largest installed capacity and the 2nd largest capacity of distributed generation in the United States.
AEE: Changes in state policies could unlock corporate renewable energy use
A report by Meister Consultants lays out the pathways to increase corporate use of renewable energy, and the states where these policies have the most potential.
SolarCity shows uneven results in Q2 2016
The leading distributed solar provider is bringing down costs and growing bookings after a difficult Q1, but its losses remain wide.
Regulators largely deny utility requests for fixed charge increases
A policy report finds that while utilities are increasingly asking to increase fixed charges, in more than half of recent cases these requests were denied.
SolarCity raises $345 million in tax equity
The U.S. distributed solar market leader’s capital markets team has raised more than $1.5 billion so far in 2016, despite a depressed stock value.
Hawaii nixes NextEra takeover of Hawaiian Electric Companies
Failure to make adequate commitments to clean energy and distributed generation in particular are among the reasons Hawaiian regulators shot down the deal.
