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Sunlight Financial challenged to sell $550 million in residential loans

Following the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hikes, the loan products of the residential solar finance company Sunlight Financial are at risk of being sold for a loss. This has led the firm to question its ability to continue operating. August 11, 2023 Sunlight Financial Holdings, known for its residential solar financing, has raised substantial doubts …

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CPUC Approves Permits for Cruise and Waymo To Charge Fares for Passenger Service in San Francisco

News / By Staff

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved Resolutions granting additional operating authority for Cruise LLC and Waymo LLC to conduct commercial passenger service using driverless vehicles in San Francisco. The approval includes the ability for both companies to charge fares for rides at any time of day. The requirements for the Resolutions approved today …

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CPUC Expands On-Bill Financing Options for Non-Residential Energy Utility Customers

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in ongoing actions to help the state achieve a clean energy future, today expanded on-bill financing programs to assist non-residential electricity and natural gas customers in making comprehensive energy investments, such as purchasing and installing electric heat pump water heaters and electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Current on-bill financing programs …

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CPUC Awards Nearly $1 Million in Grants To Help Close Digital Divide at Schools in Low-Income Urban and Rural Areas

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in an ongoing commitment to help the state close the digital divide, today provided approximately $1 million in broadband-related grants to assist schools in low-income urban and rural areas. Through its Digital Divide Grant Program, the CPUC awarded grants totaling $999,480 to four community-based organizations: Outside the Lens, Human …

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CPUC Issues Presiding Officer’s Decision Adopting Settlement Penalizing SoCalGas for Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Leak

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today issued a Presiding Officer’s Decision adopting a settlement between Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), the CPUC’s Safety and Enforcement Division (SED) and the Public Advocates Office (Cal Advocates) for SoCalGas’s 2015 Aliso Canyon Natural Gas Storage Facility leak. The settlement includes a penalty of $71 million and requires …

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Maxeon Solar to build 3 GW cell and module plant in Albuquerque

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The company will invest $1 billion in the TOPCon manufacturing facility, creating up to 1,800 highly skilled jobs. August 10, 2023 Maxeon Solar Technologies has chosen Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the location for its first U.S. manufacturing expansion. The new 3 GW facility will produce TOPCon PV-silicon cell technology and the Maxeon’s proprietary shingled-cell Performance …

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Maxeon to build 3-GW solar cell and panel factory in Albuquerque

Industry / By Staff

After years of planning, Maxeon Solar Technologies has announced it will start a 3-GW solar cell and panel factory in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The plant will make TOPCon solar cells and the company’s Performance line of solar modules. Solar panel assembly at Maxeon’s facility in Mexico. Maxeon has long had its sights set on establishing …

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Wisconsin utility approved to build two large energy storage projects

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FlexGen energy storage on another utility site. The Public Service Commission of Wisconsin (PSCW) approved two Alliant Energy battery energy storage projects totaling 175 MW. The approval clears the way for construction to begin on the 100-MW Grant County Battery Project and 75-MW Wood County Battery Project. They will be located alongside the company’s Grant …

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Xcel Energy seeks 650 MW of solar + storage to replace retiring coal plant

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Xcel Energy is issuing one of northwest Wisconsin’s largest-ever calls for clean energy projects, which will add significant carbon-free energy for the company’s Upper Midwest customers while replacing a coal-fired plant on the Minnesota-Wisconsin border. The company is asking developers to submit proposals for approximately 650 MW of new solar-specific projects or projects that combine …

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GRID Alternatives completes solar project for Bishop Paiute Tribe apartment complex

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The Bishop Paiute Tribe is celebrating a newly installed 49-kW solar system. The project was installed in part with funding from the California Solar on Multifamily Affordable Housing (SOMAH) Program at Coyote Mountain Apartments, an affordable housing and sober living facility in Bishop, California. “We are proud of the efforts of the Bishop Paiute Tribe’s Environmental …

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Month: August 2023