Climatetech finance
Silicon Valley Bank is back to financing community solar
SVB — now under new ownership — announces a $200 million financing deal for Pivot Energy, a leading community-solar developer.
By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
California’s rooftop solar is a benefit, not a cost, to the state
A new study finds rooftop solar will save California $2.3B this year — a rebuttal to the ‘cost-shift’ math that’s led regulators to stifle solar growth.
By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Are new solar tariffs coming soon? Here's what you need to know
The House just voted to undo a pause on solar tariffs. If the repeal becomes law, tariffs would derail the U.S. solar rollout this year — but that's unlikely.By Dan McCarthy, Eric Wesoff .
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Batteries
Battery firms set to thrive under new California rooftop solar regime
Home battery installs could double in California this year, now that the state has ditched net metering and overhauled incentives for rooftop solar owners.By Julian Spector .
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Clean energy
Chart: Americans actually agree on supporting solar and wind power
But polling data shows a big partisan divide and age gap on the question of whether climate change is a serious problem.By Eric Wesoff, Dan McCarthy .
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Solar
How the rooftop solar industry is adapting to California's new rulebook
The state’s once-thriving industry faces an uneasy future now that California has slashed financial incentives for people to put solar panels on their roofs.By Julian Spector .
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Solar
Google’s latest climate plan? Skip grid backlog, mimic community solar
EDP Renewables and Google plan to spread a big solar buildout across 80 small projects, with 10% of revenue dedicated to environmental-justice benefits.By Jeff St. John .
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Electrification
Span snags $96M to become a 'Swiss Army knife' for electric homes
The smart-electric-panel startup aims to electrify a million homes with its new funding, tapping partnerships with vendors of solar, batteries and electric appliances.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Sunnova lands $3B DOE backing for low-income solar and battery loans
DOE’s first-ever “virtual power plant” conditional loan guarantee aims to bring solar-battery systems to underserved communities and help balance the grid.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
A firsthand look at a California solar farm with 'earth-mounted' panels
Erthos wants to reinvent solar farms with ground-mounted panels that it says can reduce utility solar costs by 20 percent. We went to see how it all works.By Eric Wesoff .
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Solar
Pioneering project helps renters cash in on solar savings
By cleverly stacking an array of incentives and credits, two nonprofits are helping Minneapolis apartment dwellers slash their power bills by up to one-third.By Frank Jossi .
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