California has become the first state to generate more than 5% of its annual utility-scale electricity from solar, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Electric Power Monthly.
Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada is working together with PNC Equipment Finance, a division of the PNC Bank Canada Branch, in order to provide a new financing platform for PV plants as small as 500kW in Ontario, Canada.
Brazil can expect to see the capacity of PV projects contracted under its national power auction process more than double by the end of this year, according to the head of the country’s solar trade body.
President Obama signed an executive order that the administration hopes will entice businesses to commit to lowering greenhouse gas emissions and supporting renewable energy and efficiency initiatives.
Struggling US solar rooftop installer RGS Energy has been successful in renewing a revolving line of credit with Silicon Valley Bank and existing loans with Riverside Fund III, division of the firms largest shareholder, Riverside Renewable Energy Investment.
The deployment of small and utility-scale solar projects in urban and suburban parts of California could meet the state’s energy demand five times over, a new report compiled by the Carnegie Institution for Science has claimed.
Sunnova announced the beginning of the EZ Own programme, which it claims will allow homeowners to have a solar power system with no upfront or maintenance costs.
