Americas

A company offering solar-plus-storage systems for the residential market has introduced a set of controls that allow consumers in the US to adapt to utility rates and legislative changes with the flick of a switch.

D.E. Shaw has bid to replace SunEdison as the operating sponsor of TerraForm Power, according to a regulatory filing on 21 October.

Dominion Virginia Power is set to add some major assets to its PV pipeline, as the company is currently constructing three large-scale solar projects in the Virginia counties of Isle of Wight, Louisa and Powhatan.

Net metering is suspended in the lurch as it currently awaits review by the Arkansas Public Service Commission (PSC).

The participation of venture capital (VC) investors seems to have cooled, while project funding has conversely seen a sharp rise, in the latest quarterly report into funding and mergers and acquisitions from Mercom Capital.

Hawaii’s largest solar farm, the 27.6MW Waianae Solar Project, is on track to reach commercial operation by 15 December, Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has said.

Tax equity has been hailed the ‘biggest hold back for the market so far’ according to Sunnova CEO John Berger, and other finance experts.

Independent renewable energy project developer Invenergy has announced Long Island’s largest renewable energy project to date. The Clean Energy Link, as it is known, is comprised of four wind and two solar farms with a combined capacity exceeding 700MW.

IDFC acquires 45MW India plants, Colorado Energy Office opens community solar array and Mato Grosso Do Sol ditches ICMS for solar self-consumption.

Officials from Colorado Springs Utilities and NextEra Energy Resources celebrated the commissioning of the Clear Spring Ranch Solar Array — just south of Colorado Springs.