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.
US utility American Electric Power (AEP) has signed an agreement to sell its 625MW of solar PV assets in the state of New Mexico to investment firm Exus Asset Holdings.
First Solar has entered into two separate tax credit transfer agreements to sell US$500 million and up to US$200 million of advanced manufacturing production tax credits to finance tech company Fiserv.
US solar manufacturer CubicPV has signed a long-term supply agreement with South Korean-owned polysilicon producer OCIM to support its planned solar wafer manufacturing facility.