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Fresno green lights Recurrent Energy's 400 MW solar project
Unions, environmentalists, citizens groups, and local politicians agree on solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 10, 2014 -
Consumer advocates, environmentalists attack We Energies' proposed rates
Critics say the utility's proposal will harm solar energy.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 10, 2014 -
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Power demand is rising amid dramatic shifts in federal energy policy, but technology and markets continue to push the grid toward cleaner, more distributed resources.
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Department of Energy
New Jersey bill proposes tripling the net metering cap to 7.5%
There is bipartisan support for distributed solar after three power outages in three years.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 8, 2014 -
SolarCity moves into solar loan market
SolarCity joins several competitors in loaning customers the money to purchase solar equipment.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 8, 2014 -
Study: Mississippi would benefit from net metering
But the study also suggests alternative valuations of solar may be able to help distribute costs and benefits of solar more fairly.
By Gavin Bade • Oct. 7, 2014 -
SolarCity, Vivint take more than half of home PV market in Q2
SolarCity and Vivint accounted for more than 50% of the residential solar installation market in the second quarter.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2014 -
We Energies will keep existing solar rates unchanged for 10 years
New solar PV customers, however, will likely see new charges and altered rates.
By Robert Walton • Oct. 7, 2014 -
Department of Energy
Deep DiveWhat net metering will do to the utility business
Researchers take a close look at rooftop solar's impact on utility earnings and rates.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 3, 2014 -
HECO and Hawaii lawmakers plan push for community solar gardens
Electricity customers without available roofs can still own and benefit from solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Ameren Missouri plans to replace coal plants with gas and renewables
The utility is moving away from coal in response to new EPA emission regulations.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
NRG acquires Pure Energies to grow customer acquisition for solar
NRG Solar is following market leaders SolarCity and Vivint toward vertical integration.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 2, 2014 -
Department of Energy
Vivint Solar IPO offer: $16 per share, market cap of $1.5 B
The second biggest vertically integrated solar installer-financier follows SolarCity into the market.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2014 -
California utility-scale solar hits record high of 4,903 megawatts
Solar power plants provided 16% of California demand on September 29.
By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 1, 2014 -
Virginia governor offering all-of-the-above energy plan
Democrat Terry McAuliffe seeks compromise with GOP lawmakers with plans for traditional and renewable generation.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2014 -
TVA wraps up five-year home efficiency experiment
Since 2009, TVA has used three similar homes to compare energy efficiency concepts.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 29, 2014 -
PSEG to invest $247M in 45 MW of solar
PSEG will develop 45 megawatts of solar on landfills and unused commercial property by 2016.
By Gavin Bade • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Solar installers flee Hawaii as interconnection queue backs up
HECO’s bold new circuit plan may help solar but not save installers.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 29, 2014 -
Under pressure, Black Hills Power retracts proposed distributed generation surcharge
The utility wants South Dakota regulators to approve a 13% rate increase to cover grid repairs and coal costs.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 25, 2014 -
IRS to investigate Value of Solar tariffs
The agency will decide whether VOST payments are taxable income.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 25, 2014 -
DOE report: 2.5% solar will cut utility earnings by about 4%
Distributed generations hits shareholders harder than ratepayers, according to a report from the Department of Energy's Berkeley Lab.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 25, 2014 -
SolarCity breaks ground on biggest U.S. solar module plant
RiverBend will make a gigawatt of high efficiency solar panels and bring 3,000 jobs to upstate NY.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 24, 2014 -
New California law will speed up rooftop solar installations, cut soft costs
Local jurisdictions must now give home solar fast and simple permitting and inspection.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 24, 2014 -
Report: 40-60% of U.S. schools could profit if they go solar
Schools could save an average of $1 million per year by adding solar.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 22, 2014 -
Department of Energy
Deep DiveHow local communities are taking over their power supply
California's Sonoma Clean Power provides cleaner and cheaper power than the incumbent utility.
By Robert Walton • Sept. 19, 2014 -
SolarCity's new east-west solar configuration to boost production by 20-50%
The new orientation will boost peak demand period output from more and cheaper modules.
By Herman K. Trabish • Sept. 18, 2014
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