Colorado permitting red tape adds thousands to rooftop solar cost, finds study
Instant permitting and remote inspections can lower cost and drive installations in the state, according to a study by Brown University, Greenhouse Institute and Watson Institute.
The solar bowl: Which U.S. sports stadiums have the most solar panels?
As we enter Super Bowl weekend, pv magazine USA looks at how the National Football League and other major league sports adopt solar.
Moss Landing fire leads to emergency regulations
Following the Moss Landing fire in Monterey County, local Californian counties are enacting regulation for battery energy storage systems (BESS).
Battery storage in California delivering as a daily workhorse, details IEEFA report
An institute report details how batteries are now regularly capturing otherwise-curtailed solar generation, and are firmly integral to daily grid operations.
Piclo opens electric grid flexibility marketplace in California
The distributed energy resource market provider enables operators of batteries, smart EV chargers, and demand response systems to sell flexible capacity to utilities.
A 920% tariff on anode materials from China “would throw the economics of U.S. storage out of whack”
Battery installations in the U.S. are threatened by the imposition of anti-dumping, countervailing duties on active anode materials. The supply chain for Active Anode Materials (AAM) is dominated by Chinese producers, with attempts to establish the full supply chain outside of China years away.
Battery anode AD/CVD case moves forward, threatening to double U.S. battery costs
The United States International Trade Commission has affirmed it will move forward with antidumping and countervailing duty investigations, which may lead to tariffs as high as 920% on a critical battery material.
Global solar module prices mixed on differing demand outlook
In a weekly update for pv magazine, OPIS, a Dow Jones company, provides a quick look at the main price trends in the global PV industry.
How much can I expect to save by installing solar?
The average cost of an 11 kW rooftop solar installation after federal tax credits is $20,552, said marketplace operator EnergySage. What will your utility-provided electricity cost over the next 25 years?
SEIA calls for 700 GWh of U.S. energy storage by 2030
The U.S. solar trade body has outlined analysis and policy recommendations for an ambitious energy storage rollout by 2030, including 10 million distributed storage systems.
