Americas

Internet giant Google is to provide US$145 million equity finance for an 82MW US PV project in the portfolio being operated by SunEdison’s spin-off yield co, TerraForm.

There will be almost no new utility-scale solar in the US in 2017 following the cut to the investment tax credit (ITC), according to GTM Research.

Electric power generator NextEra Energy Resources and PV systems provider First Solar have begun construction on a 250MW PV plant on the border of California and Nevada.

Sharp Corporation could be preparing to sell on Recurrent Energy, the US PV project developer it acquired in 2010, according to news reports.

Tesla’s lithium-ion ‘Gigafactory’ will be built in Nevada, company officials including chief executive Elon Musk revealed alongside the US state’s governor at a press conference yesterday afternoon.

PV developer OCI Solar Power is making progress on a number of solar projects that will add 145MW of solar power to Texas’ energy mix this year.

Solar power provider SolarCity is expanding its operations once again with the addition of 20 new operations centres in seven states.

Utah’s Public Services Commission has rejected for now proposals for a net metering charge on solar users in the state.

The US Department of Commerce (DoC) has given itself more time to consider the impact of alleged cyberhacking on its investigation into Chinese solar panel imports.

PV technology manufacturer SunEdison and its affiliate TerraForm Power, have completed and connected two PV projects in California.