Combining the benefits of PACE & PPAs
In this op-ed SEIA and The Solar Foundation explore the potential of combining PACE financing with power purchase agreements.
SEIA hopes to boost commercial solar with document release
A PPA/PACE combination contract, along with a white paper explaining the benefits of solar installations to commercial real-estate owners, is just the latest attempt by the national solar association to boost what it sees as still an underserved market.
NV Energy seeks approval for $31-$34/MWh solar PPAs
The Nevada utility is seeking regulatory approval for three solar PPAs totaling 100 MW-AC, which have the lowest prices seen by pv magazine staff in the United States to date.
Canadian Solar subsidiary Recurrent Energy signs deal for 100 MW project
Recurrent Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary of heavyweight module manufacturer Canadian Solar has signed power purchase agreement for a 100 MW PV project to be located in Kings County, Central California.
How do independent power producers remain profitable with dwindling PPA rates?
In this guest post for pv magazine, Arbox Renewable Energy President Farid Najafi looks at how software can help boost margins for IPPs under an environment of intensely low PPA prices.
Solar goes corporate: the rise of the bilateral PPA
PV power plants: Corporations want in on the falling costs and predictable prices of wind and solar. Bilateral power purchase agreements have emerged as one new business model among several that businesses are employing as they get serious about renewable energy, both in the United States and abroad.
Vivint Solar installations decline in Q4
While the residential solar company has greatly improved its access to capital, its volume installed fell 21% year-over-year.
Eurus Energy finishes 27.6 MW in Hawaii
The Tokyo-based renewables developer completed the project last week in Waianae, on the Hawaiian island of Oahu. It is the company’s second biggest utility-scale PV array in the U.S.
Altenex unveils new vehicle for short-term renewable power sales
The renewable energy procurement company’s “PowerBloks” give C&I customers the ability to buy power on more flexible terms.
BNEF: Betting on residual value is putting solar projects at risk
A research note from Bloomberg New Energy Finance warns of the danger to the latest wave of utility-scale projects with short power contracts at low prices.
