Solar & Renewables

Gov. Paul LePage says retail net metering subsidizes energy costs for those with solar panels, at the "expense of the elderly and poor who can least afford it.”

The 12 MW facility would be the Mid-Atlantic region's first offshore wind project in a federal lease area.

The report from Energy Transition Lab highlights storage's role in growing Minnesota's renewable industry, but environmental benefits must be considered to currently pencil out.

Analysts from The Brattle Group lay out three paths for making state energy goals work in electricity markets.

The Midwest wind build would be split between Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota and North Dakota, where regulators will review the plan later this year.

AB 546 would direct cities to create online resources for permitting energy storage systems and establish limits on what communities can charge for permits.  

In March, Elon Musk tweeted that Tesla could solve Australia's power crisis in 100 days or less. Now, he's getting his chance.

But the federal agency cautioned the record is seasonal and will likely not continue the rest of the year. 

Sunrun's Chief Policy Officer Anne Hoskins offers insight into Nevada's decision to restore net metering close to the retail rate. 

State lawmakers failed to included an extension of the rooftop solar tax credit in a budget sent to the full legislature this week.

A previous grid modernization plan was rejected in December for being too costly.

The retail power supplier boasts a diverse energy portfolio, including wind, solar and gas, as well as 550 MW of demand response capacity in Texas.

The PPA will allow the Brunswick EMC to purchase solar at the avoided cost rate and still benefit from the capacity capabilities of the batteries.  

State lawmakers directed Eversource, National Grid, and Unitil to acquire 1,600 MW of offshore wind by 2027 last year.

Based in Germany and the United States, the company has more than 200 MW of installed storage systems and is targeting both developed and emerging markets.

The hold on new wind facilities was put in place by Republicans who worry the turbines could impede military aviation near bases in the state.

Storage companies want the California ISO to speed completion of a bidirectional proxy demand resource product that would allow battery resources to consume excess renewable energy.

Battery storage is already cost-effective for commercial customers and further price declines could lead some to cut their utility ties entirely, a new McKinsey report warns. 

The Allco case's interpretation of Hughes — the first from a federal court — is likely to have implications on challenges to nuclear subsidies in Illinois and New York. 

Company officials say it is related to Tesla's decision to end eliminate its door-to-door solar sales force.