Focus - PacifiCorp to add 7 GW of renewables and storage, close 20 of 24 coal plants - Utility Dive – October 3 - PacifiCorp plans to add nearly 7 gigawatts of renewable generation and storage capacity by 2025 and will...more
Renewable Energy Focus - SunPower starts project at California Air Force base - Solar Industry Magazine - May 23 - SunPower Corp. has broken ground on a 28-megawatt solar photovoltaic project at Vandenberg Air...more
Renewable Energy Focus - California solar spike leads to negative CAISO real-time prices in March - Utility Dive - Apr 10 - Solar capacity on the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) system spiked last...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Renewables and efficiency are eating away at America’s fossil fuel demand - Greentech Media - Apr 10 - America's energy transition is no longer theoretical. Wind and solar are...more
Sustainable Development Focus - California school district to save millions - Solar Industry Magazine - Sep 29 - The Colton Joint Unified School District (CJUSD) in California and SunPower Corp. have announced...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Senator Heinrich to introduce energy storage tax credit bill - Greentech Media - Jul 5 - There will soon be an energy storage tax credit proposal in both the House and Senate. Senator...more
Renewable Energy Focus - California land officials sign off on closing Diablo Canyon nuclear plant - OC Register - Jun 29 - California State Lands Commission officials dropped their longstanding environmental...more
Renewable Energy Focus - California utility phasing out nuclear, voluntarily raising renewables target - PV-Tech - Jun 22 - California utility Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) plans to increase investment...more
Renewable Energy Focus - The Verdict Is In: CPUC Preserves Net Metering In California - Solar Industry - Jan 28 In a 3-2 vote this morning, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) issued its long-awaited...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Solar companies surge as U.S. tax credit brings early holiday - Bloomberg - - Dec 16 In a deal announced late Tuesday, Congress approved an additional five years for the solar...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Representatives introduce Clean Energy Victory Bonds Act of 2015 - North American Windpower - - Dec 4 U.S. Representatives Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., and Doris Matsui, D-Calif., have...more
Silver Lake nearly quadruples initial investment in SolarCity - Los Angeles Times: - Nov 18: Investment firm Silver Lake announced plans Wednesday to nearly quadruple the size of its initial stake in rooftop solar power...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Federal and state officials restart desert renewable energy plan: SFGate - Nov 10: Federal and state officials said Tuesday they will allow solar, wind, and other renewable energy development on...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Price of solar energy in the U.S. has fallen to 5¢/kWh on average: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Sep 30: Solar energy pricing is at an all-time low, according to a new report released...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Data center giant Equinix taps SunEdison to solar power its California operations: PV Magazine - Sep 23: Equinix, the largest data center service provider in the world, has signed a five-year...more
Renewable Energy Focus - SunPower buys Infigen’s 1.5-gigawatt U.S. solar power pipeline: Bloomberg - Jul 27 - SunPower Corp., the second-biggest U.S. solar manufacturer, bought 1.5 gigawatts of projects under...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Senate committee backs PTC extension: ReNews - Jul 22: A U.S. Senate committee has voted to extend more than 50 tax policies, including production and investment tax credits that incentivize wind...more
Renewable Energy Focus: Obama budget aims to make solar and wind incentives permanent - PV Magazine - Feb 2: President Obama just unveiled a $3.99 trillion budget for 2016 that asks Congress for a permanent...more
Renewable Energy Focus - Another solar record set, renewables power nearly quarter of California: KCET - May 20 -- Yet another milestone in California's quest to go solar: the state's industrial-sized solar power...more