Hanwha Q Cells to build a 170 MW PV plant in West Texas
Hanwha Q Cells and Austin Energy have signed a 25-year power contract for the project, as part of 450 MW of solar contracts recently approved by Austin’s City Council.
Separate utility rates for solar owners defeated in New Mexico
El Paso Electric Company would have been the first utility in the nation impose a separate rate structure for solar owners, were the proposal not thrown out by regulators.
Demand charge on PV system owners struck down in Wisconsin
A local judge has overturned a demand charge on PV system owners in the territory of utility We Energies, as the latest victory for solar advocates.
San Diego utility expects to hit net metering caps in mid-2016
SDG&E’s numbers show that existing installations and pending applications take up 74% of available capacity in the program, as utilities and solar advocates fight over the details of net metering 2.0.
San Diego utility expects to hit net metering caps in mid-2016
SDG&E’s numbers show that existing installations and pending applications take up 74% of available capacity in the program, as utilities and solar advocates fight over the details of net metering 2.0.
SolarCity to slow growth and focus on cost reduction
The leading residential solar installer in the United States has announced a shift in strategy in its Q3 results, in preparation for a drop-down in the U.S. investment tax credit at the beginning of 2017.
SunPower reports strong Q3 despite lower revenues, net loss
SunPower reported a strong quarter in its residential and commercial businesses as well as progress in projects destined for its yieldco.
Nexamp completes the largest community solar project in the U.S. Northeast
More than 100 Massachusetts residents own shares in the 2.3 MW-DC solar project at a ski and snowboard resort. Community solar represents a growing market segment in the United States.
Self-consumption and net metering are increasingly significant PV market drivers
The latest report by the IEA-PVPS finds that feed-in tariffs still drive most of global demand, but that more PV system owners are consuming the electricity they generate directly.
SunEdison to use Solaria technology to manufacture 400 watt solar PV modules
SunEdison’s new ZERO WHITE SPACE modules will use a design that features split overlapping PV cells without standard busbars.
