May 4, 2023 | San Diego's Top Solar Company

California utilities commission sued for gouging rooftop solar payments

Three leading environmental groups have filed a petition to the California Court of Appeals to review the state’s solar net energy metering cuts. May 4, 2023 A coalition of three environmental groups have filed a lawsuit against the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) for instituting a rulemaking decision that rapidly and sharply slashes payments to …

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RFP alert: Tribal solar accelerator seeks projects

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An accelerator fund for tribal authorities that includes 65 tribes and over 120 tribal individuals will award grants of up to $200,000 for solar projects situated on tribal authority land, and $50,000 grants per year for tribal energy plan proposals. May 4, 2023 Non-profit Grid Alternatives has sent out a request for proposal (RFP) via …

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Center for Biological Diversity and other groups file lawsuit against California PUC, major utilities

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The Center for Biological Diversity, The Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group late Wednesday petitioned the California Court of Appeal to review the state’s new rooftop solar policy. The policy, which took effect April 15, significantly slashes the credit new solar users get for sharing their extra solar energy with the grid. …

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Solar and Storage Industries Institute starts yearlong project to reform large-scale interconnection practices

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On May 4, the Solar and Storage Industries Institute (SI2) announced the launch of a new one-year project on large-scale interconnection reforms. Founded last May, SI2 is dedicated to accelerating the adoption of clean energy through research, public education initiatives and policy analysis. “As we celebrate our first year of progress, we are thrilled to …

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Black & Veatch acquires Bird Electric to expand construction capabilities

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Pictured left to right: Brian Bird, president of Bird Electric, a Black & Veatch Company and Mario Azar, Black & Veatch chairman and CEO. Black & Veatch announced that it has acquired Bird Electric Enterprises and Bird Electric Properties both part of BASElectric Holdings, LLC (collectively known as Bird Electric). The agreement, driven out of …

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Senate votes to resume solar tariffs, threatening clean energy supply

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The United States Senate voted to overturn President Biden’s two-year pause on tariffing solar goods shipped from four Southeast Asian nations responsible for 80% of solar supply. Biden is expected to veto the resolution. May 4, 2023 Moved forward by a 56-41 vote, the U.S. Senate resolved to repeal the two-year pause on tariffs for solar goods …

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Florida resort owner deploys 1.51 MW of solar arrays

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Optimus Energy installed four solar arrays at resorts located in Kissimmee (760 kW), Lake Buena Vista (147 kW), Clearwater (205 kW) and Palm Coast, Fla. (402 kW). May 4, 2023 Legacy Vacation Resorts, an Orlando, Florida-based resort property owner, will take advantage of its home state’s namesake of abundant sun after activating four rooftop and …

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New York Power Authority now able to develop its own renewable energy projects

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The 2023-24 Enacted State Budget provides the New York Power Authority (NYPA) with new authority to develop, own and operate renewable energy generating projects — either alone or in collaboration with other entities — to assist the state in meeting its bold clean energy targets, including producing 70% of the state’s electricity from renewable sources …

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GoodLeap now offering financing for NeoVolta energy storage systems

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NeoVolta has partnered with the sustainable home improvement finance platform GoodLeap to make solar energy storage as affordable as possible for more homeowners. GoodLeap will finance standalone NeoVolta Energy Storage System (ESS) installations with or without solar panels. They offer flexible terms and highly competitive rates. As of 2022, GoodLeap was the number one financing …

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Solar Earnings Recap: SunPower, Sunrun and SolarEdge

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pv magazine USA’s recap of notable upstream solar, integrated solar, finance and rooftop installers that reported quarterly or fiscal year earnings over the last week. May 4, 2023 pv magazine USA recaps the top earnings reports and conference calls for public companies that supply solar modules, silicon wafer materials, inverters, hardware and energy storage systems …

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