Solar
PosiGen raises $100M to bring solar and efficiency upgrades to lower-income Americans
The New Orleans–based company has a clever business model that upends industry assumptions — and savvy investors want in.
By Eric Wesoff .
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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
Will GAF Energy beat Tesla on integrated solar roofs?
The sister company of roofing giant GAF has sector-spanning smarts and thousands of installs to date.By Eric Wesoff .
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Climatetech finance
DOE Loan Programs Office is back in action, plus the latest climatetech deals
Monolith is about to get a mammoth loan; NuScale is going public via SPAC; AES is buying Community Energy; and more.By Eric Wesoff .
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Energy storage
Big batteries are booming in California, but the outlook for small-scale storage just got more uncertain
A new plan for solar net metering could slow adoption of home batteries — just when the state needs them most.By Elizabeth McCarthy .
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Solar
The solar industry in 2021: Big, complicated and kind of weird
The top 11 solar power trends, from rising component costs (a first!) to online sales of rooftop systems.By Eric Wesoff .
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Policy & regulation
The avoided-cost calculator: The controversial metric at the center of California’s solar net-metering fight
Tying rooftop solar payments to climate and grid benefits makes sense in theory. But in the real world, it could get very messy.By Jeff St. John .
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Policy & regulation
California net-metering proposal would decimate rooftop solar market, industry says
The solar industry is “shocked” by plan to impose new fees for rooftop systems and slash payments for solar fed to the grid. Will the CPUC change course?By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
The controversies at the heart of California’s solar net-metering fight
The future of rooftop solar in the country’s biggest solar market is up for grabs. Here’s what’s on the table.By Jeff St. John .
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Solar
Chart: The top 10 solar states include some unexpected contenders
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Utilities
Solar and green groups buy into Duke's net-metering plan in North Carolina
The state's dominant utility has proposed time-varying solar rates and smart-thermostat incentives, and solar advocates are on board.By Jeff St. John .
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