Texas utility solar developer emerges after $30 million investment
Accelergen, a greenfield utility-scale solar developer, will launch following the Leyline Capital financing.
Hot topics at RE+ Southeast renewable energy conference
pv magazine USA traveled to Atlanta, Georgia for a regional conference convening leaders in the energy transition.
Puerto Rico cannot afford to repay any of utility PREPA’s debt, says analyst
To rebuild its grid with renewables, Puerto Rico cannot afford to repay the legacy debt of bankrupt utility PREPA through proposed higher electric rates, an analyst said.
Major U.S. solar asset owner agrees to panel recycling pilot
The AES Corporation signed an agreement to send damaged or retired panels to a Texas Solarcycle recycling center.
Biden Administration outlines energy permit reform priorities
The administration recommended acceleration of critical electric transmission, acceleration of permitting on federal lands, and cutting duplicative and burdensome analysis and reviews.
Federal agents raid JinkoSolar factory in Florida
U.S. Homeland Security officers executed a search warrant on a solar panel manufacturing facility in Jacksonville.
California solar project portfolio bypasses time-consuming “Super Cluster” study
Renewable America will provide distributed capacity for four community choice aggregators in California.
Texas Senate approves tight permit restrictions on solar and wind
Under a new bill, existing projects could be retroactively removed if new permit requirements are not made. New solar and wind farms would need to win the approval of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, while undergoing yearly fees, tight siting requirements and more.
California utilities commission sued for gouging rooftop solar payments
Three leading environmental groups have filed a petition to the California Court of Appeals to review the state’s solar net energy metering cuts.
Senate votes to resume solar tariffs, threatening clean energy supply
The United States Senate voted to overturn President Biden’s two-year pause on tariffing solar goods shipped from four Southeast Asian nations responsible for 80% of solar supply. Biden is expected to veto the resolution.
