purpa

July 14, 2021
Residents and conservation groups have filed a lawsuit in federal district court against the Alabama Public Service Commission for approving utility company Alabama Power’s charges on customers with rooftop or on-site solar
January 9, 2020
House E&C Committee will table act requiring suppliers to procure increasing volumes of clean energy or face compliance payments, in a bid to reach a clean US economy by mid-century.
September 23, 2019
FERC proposals to revise 40-year-old PURPA act would only further cement utilities’ ‘monopoly status’ and harm customers, US solar industry warns.
September 12, 2019
Regulator MPSC approves settlement of dispute with Consumers Energy but solar reps believe underlying PURPA act must be enforced to stop further utility dominance.
August 29, 2019
Exempting utilities from mandatory procurement under 41-year-old PURPA law risks further harming independent producers and consumers, says PV body as it proposes way forward.
April 5, 2018
Edgar A. Gunter explores US solar's PURPA problems with Montana providing a useful case in point.
September 11, 2017
The US deployed 2,387MW of solar PV in Q2 2017, its largest ever second quarter, according to the latest reports from GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

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