There were 1.2GW of US residential solar installations last year, of which 72% was third-party owned (TPO) through leases and power purchase agreements (PPAs), according to a GTM research study.
The largest US PV installer, SolarCity, reported continued installation and revenue increase in the second quarter of 2015, backed by increasing pre-booked customers.
Microinverter firm Enphase Energy and dedicated residential PV company Sunrun have signed an agreement for Enphase to supply solar energy systems to Sunrun for its household PV installations.
Argentina, one of the underperformers in Latin America’s quickly rising solar energy industry so far, could get a 20MW PV plant built on government land.
Brazil’s energy regulator National Electric Energy Agency (ANEEL) has set a cap price of BRL349 (US$104) per MWh for its solar-only auction to be held on 28 August.
Major PV energy provider (PVEP) SunPower has purchased the complete US PV power plant project pipeline of Australia-based renewable energy developer Infigen Energy.
Southern California Edison (SCE), one of California’s three investor-owned electric utilities, is making moves to procure nearly 105MW more solar generation capacity, some on a competitive basis.
The Brazilian Government's Energy Research Agency (EPE) has registered 649 solar projects totalling 20.9GW capacity for the its second Reserve Energy Auction, scheduled for 13 November this year.
Canadian Solar Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar, has completed construction of the largest solar project in Canada, a 100MW PV plant in Ontario.
Massachusetts-based PV project developer Solect Energy announced that it has reached 20MW of solar power through over 150 finished commercial-scale projects — highlighting the company’s focus on delivering solar solutions to small and medium-sized businesses and groups across “The Bay State.”
