Renewables: Page 226
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HECO to add 50 MW fast-acting power plant to support solar integration
The plant will help the utility smooth power fluctuations in the grid caused by solar PV.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2014 -
FERC: Renewables account for 40% of capacity additions this year
Solar and wind still make up a small portion of overall installed capacity.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 28, 2014 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineSustainability
Companies are pursuing increasingly ambitous sustainability goals around clean energy, but integrating rising amounts of renewables, minimizing environmental impacts, and achieving carbon reduction targets can be challenging.
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Xcel plans 187 MW of new solar
Xcel continues to add solar at lower costs and delay implementing the VOST.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Edison Electric Institute lobbies black lawmakers against net metering
The utility trade group hosted a meeting with Congressional Black Caucus members to push them against net metering.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 27, 2014 -
Southern Power buys 150 MW solar farm in California
Southern Company continues to make waves with more solar.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 24, 2014 -
Solar discounts are the new employee benefit at 3 major companies
3M, Kimberly-Clark, Cisco and the National Geographic Society will help employees purchase solar systems.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Study: US consumers largely unaware of falling solar prices
70% of Americans believe cost is a barrier to installing solar, the report found.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 23, 2014 -
Texas cities: Centerpoint's rate of return is too high
A coalition of municipalities says the utility earned $46.5M more than regulators allow.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The 'epic fail' on solar's doorstep—and how the grid can help
There is about to be too much solar at the midday peak and, without the grid, the cost could be great.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Stem, Kyocera launch integrated solar-storage product
Stem says the system can save customers 20%, help utilities respond to peak demand.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 22, 2014 -
DOE: Price of solar power to drop up to 12% in 2014
Distributed solar photovoltaic system prices dropped 12% to 19% nationwide in 2013.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 22, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Solar's tax credit fight could lead to 'Tomorrow Power & Light' or 'World War III'
The fight for solar’s tax credit could be a war against oil and gas interests but also lead to a 21st century system.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 21, 2014 -
CPS Energy proposes net metering alternative based on wholesale markets
CPS Energy wants to small solar providers to compete for power purchase agreements.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 20, 2014 -
Ohio regulators eliminate in-state sourcing for renewables
PUCO's decision is more bad news for Ohio's solar industry.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 20, 2014 -
San Francisco proposal would put solar on nearly every new roof
The law would double the city’s solar, but could make new builds costly.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Austin Energy pushes back on City Council's solar mandate
The municipal Texas utility wants less solar and new natural gas to keep rates down.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Solar drives net metering boom in Vermont
Solar now accounts for 93.5% of all net metering capacity in the state.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2014 -
California county authorizes construction of 135 MW of solar
The Kern County Board of Supervisors issued conditional use permits to 8minutenergy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2014 -
MGE challenges Wisconsin city's solar proposal
Madison's plan to increase solar 30-fold has support from seemingly everyone—except the local utility.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 17, 2014 -
Deep Dive
The latest innovation in rooftop solar? SolarCity's new loan product
America's biggest rooftop solar company expects half its business to come from loans by mid-2015.
By Davide Savenije • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can mitigate grid impacts of high solar penetrations
New strategies for utilities and installers to put solar in better places to protect the grid.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
How utilities can streamline rooftop solar interconnection and cut costs
A new online tool from Clean Power Research can help utilities get solar arrays online more efficiently.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 16, 2014 -
Deep Dive
Have rumors of concentrated solar's demise been greatly exaggerated?
Everyone agrees the industry is in a rough patch, but experts say a turnaround could be in the offing.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 16, 2014 -
NY Gov. Cuomo signs law extending tax breaks for solar
The legislation also doubles the size of the solar credit.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 16, 2014 -
New Mexico to open public land to solar development
The state's Public Lands Office has opened a competitive bidding process.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 16, 2014
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