Texas electricity provider TXU Energy announced a limited-time instant rebate for residential consumers who buy SunPower PV rooftop systems through the company. In addition, TXU Energy unveiled a new plan to boost net metering credits for customers.
Wolverine Power Cooperative announced that one of its member-owners — Spartan Renewable Energy — will start construction this fall on a 1.2MW PV array in Cadillac, Michigan, across from Wolverine’s headquarters facility.
Industrial technology firm ABB is restructuring its multiple market divisions into four core divisions with its solar energy offerings including PV inverters joining its Electrification Products segment from its existing Discrete Automation and Motion (DM) division.
Renewables firm SunEdison currently in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings confirmed in a statement that it was in talks with its two publically listed yieldco subsidiaries to sell its ownership interest and other rights in the yieldcos.
A 10MW PV installation has been commissioned on the Teesta canal bank of West Bengal as part of the governments’ scheme for canal-top and canal-bank projects. This project is the first canal-bank project to be commissioned under the new measure.
Chile has appointed five directors for the Board of its Independent Coordinator of the National Electric System, after its major transmission law upheaval.
The European subsidiary of leading module manufacturer Yingli Green has partnered with climate change charity SolarAid to launch an affordable solar-powered light for distribution in rural Africa.
Schneider Electric is launching the ‘Conext SmartGen’ an intelligent, cloud-connected 1500 volt utility scale power conversion system, with a suite of supporting software solutions called the ‘Power EcoSystem’, including the cloud-based monitoring and control solution ‘Conext Advisor 2’.
