TEP files to decrease payment for solar PV customers
Utility Tucson Electric Power (TEP) has filed for a new rate case, under which it plans to dramatically reduce compensation for PV system owners.
More than 130,000 petitions to preserve net metering delivered in California
A coalition of environmental, faith, business, consumer and labor organizations have joined solar advocates to deliver a record number of petitions to California regulators in support of the policy.
Solarcity lawsuit against Arizona utility to go forward
SolarCity is seeking an injunction against Salt River Project for fees and changes to compensation for PV system owners, which it says has destroyed the solar market in SRP’s service territory.
Next Step Living reaches over 10,000 reservations for community solar gardens
The company notes that Massachusetts residents are signing up for 2 MW of community solar per month, with the rate of new reservations increasing more than 5x in 2015.
SEIA: TPP will offer advantages for solar
The U.S. solar industry organization says that if passed, the trade deal will generally be positive for solar. SEIA’s position is at odds with that of many environmental groups.
Canadian Solar to hold yieldco IPO
Less than three months after expressing reservations about forming a yield vehicle in its Q2 results, Canadian Solar is going to take a yieldco public.
UGE completes 1.2 MW of distributed solar in Panama
UGE and OTEPI expect to build a total of 22 solar projects for a hardware and construction material supplier, totaling 4.5 MW. The projects will operate under Panama’s net metering policy.
SolarEdge reports record revenues, healthy profit in Q1 FY 2016 results
The power electronics firm notes that cost reductions have out-paced the fall in selling prices. During the most recent quarter SolarEdge rolled out its HD Wave, which features a novel inverter architecture.
EBRD to provide up to $250 million in renewable energy financing in four MENA nations
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) says the program will support power contracts between developers and private off-takers in Egypt, Jordan, Morocco and Tunisia.
Smart and AC module market to grow nine-fold by 2020
GTM Research predicts that integrated smart and AC modules will not only benefit from growth in the larger module-level power electronics market, but will gain a larger share of that market over the next five years.
