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Global clean energy investment hit record levels in 2015, BNEF says
Clean energy investment surged in China, Africa, the U.S., Latin America and India in 2015, driving the world total to a record $329.3 billion, up 4% from 2014's revised $315.9 billion, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance's year-end report. The figure al Read More...
NV Energy announces net metering grandfathering proposal
Nevada sent shockwaves through the solar industry last year when the Public Utilities Commission announced changes to net metering rules and rates that would compensate solar installation owners less than the retail rate for power supplied back to the grid. Almost immediately, several large installe Read More...
EIA provides monthly, state-level, small-scale solar estimates
A new information resource is available to energy managers interested in monitoring where facilities are using onsite solar power. In December, the U.S. Energy Information Administration began regular reporting of monthly estimates of small-scale distributed solar photovoltaic, or PV, electrici Read More...
Warehouse rooftops remain largely untapped solar energy sites
While many big box stores like Wal-Mart, Target and Kohl’s are leading the way toward corporate solar uptake, warehouses have remained largely overlooked according to a recent post on Triple Pundit. Warehouse operator Prologis is reportedly the second-largest corporate solar power generator in Read More...
Regency Centers completes solar installations at California shopping centers
Regency Centers, a owner, operator and developer of grocery-anchored shopping centers, completed installations totaling more than 750 KW of rooftop solar photovoltaic systems in California through a partnership with its retail partners and SoCore Energy. The combined installations inc Read More...
San Francisco passes law to require solar panels on new buildings
San Francisco recently became the first major U.S. city to require solar panels on new residential and commercial buildings. The city's Board of Supervisors unanimously passed legislation April 19 that had been drafted by Supervisor Scott Wiener to require solar panels be installed on new Read More...
