Three solar industry trends to watch in 2023
Navigating major changes for the solar industry as we begin the new year.
Neoen starts building 93 MW solar plant in Canada
French renewables developer Canada has started building a 93 MW solar project in the Canadian province of Alberta. The plant will feed power into the local grid, which is operated by ATCO Electric.
Michigan utility doubles distributed generation cap
Consumers Energy files a settlement agreement to raise its cap on distributed solar generation from 2% to 4%, bumping up one of the nation’s most restrictive rules. The settlement includes other clean energy and equity provisions.
Nonprofit offers community solar informational resource
Solar United Neighbors announced the nationwide launch of its Community Solar Project platform.
Tracking solar policy winners and losers in the Southeast
The Southern Environmental Law Center shares its review of policies slowing down or speeding up the adoption of solar in the South.
Comparing customer value of solar-plus-storage under net energy metering versus net energy billing
Economist-at-large Ahmad Faruqui reviews the customer incentive to install rooftop solar and energy storage under various California rate structures.
Federal agency inaction may hamper residential solar loan access
The National Credit Union Administration can extend an exemption to allow federal credit unions to provide 25-year solar loans.
Ascent Solar nets $50 million investment to manufacture flexible thin-film PV
The US manufacturer secured an equity-based financing facility to support R&D of its CIGS thin-film solar solutions.
Mitsubishi to supply batteries to three energy storage projects in Southeast
The three solar-plus-storage projects are being developed by Origis Energy as part of 1.5 GW of operational and contracted assets in the region.
California cuts rooftop solar net metering: An industry reacts
Reactions to the passage of NEM 3.0., a rulemaking procedure that reduced rooftop solar export payments by 75%.
