The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) filed a lawsuit against the Nevada Public Utilities Commission (PUC) on Friday in an effort to overturn the group’s decision to amend net metering rates and boost charges for consumers within the state, the Las Vegas Sun reports.
A new poll commissioned by The Alliance for Solar Choice sheds light on the impact that solar could have on independent voters in swing states during the upcoming US presidential election.
US-based residential solar firm Sunnova Energy has secured US$300 million from private equity firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP) to continue its growth in the residential solar sector.
US-based renewables firm SunPower is partnering Toronto-based smart thermostat provider ecobee to aid consumers in New York and California in controlling their energy costs.
Yaskawa – Solectria Solar, a wholly-owned subsidiary of robot and industrial motor company Yaskawa America, is planning to install a 500MW central solar inverter manufacturing line within an existing factory in Sao Paulo, Brazil, to help support the Latin American PV market.
The chief of California’s bulk transmission system operator has slammed net metering as a “subsidy” of wealthy households by poorer ones, claiming it represents an “economic justice issue”.
Germany-based renewables firm Juwi plans to construct three utility-scale solar projects with a combined capacity of 90MW in Colorado via its US-based subsidiary.
According to SolarWorld’s 186-page annual report for 2015, and a presentation by Dr. Holger Neuhaus, Managing Director, SolarWorld Innovations GmbH at the inaugural PV CellTech conference held in Malaysia last week, high-efficiency products will be the key focus of its expanded manufacturing capacity and technology migrations in 2016.
Former major PV equipment provider, GT Advanced Technologies (GTAT) has successfully emerged from chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of New Hampshire, US after seeking protection in October, 2014.
