Solar Industry Mag

The U.S. Department of the Treasury is poised to adjust the current safe-harbor guidelines for both the production tax credit (PTC) and investment tax credit (ITC), providing needed wiggle room and predictability for wind and solar projects that have been stalled in the face of the coronavirus pandemic. In late April, longtime wind power proponent U.S. Senate Finance Committee … [Read more...] about Solar ITC Safe Harbor To Be Extended

EDP Renewables SA, through its fully owned subsidiary EDP Renewables North America LLC, and Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) have executed a 15-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for 100 MW for the Sandrini Sol 1 Solar Park in Kern County, Calif. Located near Bakersfield, the 100 MW Sandrini Sol 1 Solar Park is expected to be operational in 2022 and represents an … [Read more...] about RCEA Executes PPA for Sandrini Solar Park

Dependable Hawaiian Express and REC Solar, an unregulated affiliate of Duke Energy, have completed a solar microgrid solution designed to bring reliability, savings, zero-emissions generation and more to the Hawaiian-based freight company. REC Solar designed, engineered and installed 360 solar panels on the 76,000-square-foot roof of DHX’s new warehouse and distribution … [Read more...] about REC Solar, DHX-Dependable Hawaiian Complete Solar Microgrid Project

To preserve and grow the U.S. workforce and economy following the devastating impact of COVID-19, Citizens for Responsible Energy Solutions (CRES) has delivered to House and Senate leadership a letter outlining the value of  investment in clean energy as well as  the removal of  barriers to execute and complete clean energy projects as part of any future stimulus … [Read more...] about CRES Pens Letter to Congress Seeking Clean Energy Stimulus

COVID-19 has negatively impacted 92% of California’s solar+storage companies. Half of the affected companies reported the impact to be extremely negative and the other half characterized it as somewhat negative according to a recent survey conducted by The California Solar & Storage Association. The California Solar & Storage Association (CALSSA) recently surveyed … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Impacts California’s Solar+Storage Industry