rooftop solar

The Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) voted late last year (29th December) to shift from a net metering to a net billing model for residential solar installations in a move which will make rooftop solar “unreachable” for most.

As 2023 comes to an end, PV Tech examines the rising interest in agrivoltaics, the practice of pairing solar PV deployments and farming.

EU energy ministers have agreed to extend three emergency regulations including accelerating the deployment of renewable energy.

Radial Power has raised US$80 million in tax equity financing from the Bank of America to develop 96MW of new solar capacity in the US.

Turkey's technical solar potential could reach 120GW, covering 45% of the country's total electricity consumption, according to Ember.

The strengthened EPBD aims to boost the energy performance of buildings and requires new buildings to be solar-ready.

A total of about 8.5GW of solar capacity was added in the first three quarters of 2023 in India, down by 25% year-on-year.

Germany’s auction for solar installations on buildings and noise barriers has awarded contracts to 88 bids with a cumulative capacity of 191MW.

India’s residential rooftop solar potential could reach 32GW, representing huge potential growth as the installed capacity is only 2.7GW now.

The California Public Utilities Commission yesterday (16th November) voted to approve a ‘proposed decision’ changing the state’s virtual net energy metering (VNEM) scheme.