California Feed-in Tariff: Renewables Portfolio Standard Rulemaking at the...
You just knew that this Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) rulemaking at the California Public Utilities Commission in San Francisco was going to be a monster when they assigned not 1, not 2, but 4...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Solar Program Costs More Than German Feed-in Tariffs
Should California Simply Adopt German Solar Tariffs? Germans Paying Nearly One-Fourth Less per Kilowatt-hour for Solar than Californians July 6, 2011 By Paul Gipe Newly installed solar photovoltaic...
View ArticleAbington eyes solar power to generate electricity and revenue
By Allan Stein ABINGTON — Town Manager John D’Agostino is eyeing a possible “solar farm” as a way to generate enough renewable electricity to reduce Abington’s dependence on the power grid. There might...
View ArticleItaly Passes 7,000 MW of Total Installed Solar PV
Leaps Ahead of Both Spain & Japan to Become Second in World in Total Solar Capacity July 21, 2011 by Paul Gipe The interactive web page Atlasole created by Italy’s Gestore dei Servizi Energetici...
View ArticleCan The LADWP Make a Feed-in Tariff Work?
The folks at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) are talking about creating a Feed-in Tariff (FiT) program in their service area, but if the information provided so far is any...
View ArticleDeutsche Bank ranks German feed-in tariffs as best policy for renewable energy
Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors (Frankfurt, Germany) has issued a report which identifies German feed-in tariffs as the “best in class” renewable energy policy, and states that the program will...
View ArticleJapan Renewable Feed-in-Tariff Passes, While Ontario Faces Battles
Published on September 8, 2011 | By Shira Honig Source: Climatico While Ontario’s ambitious feed-in-tariff (FIT) policy is being put to the test by domestic and international opposition, including a...
View ArticleThe Solar Sell-off Has Gotten Ridiculous
By Travis Hoium Solar stocks took another drubbing yesterday, this time on word that Italy’s debt had been downgraded by S&P. If it isn’t changes to a feed-in tariff, it’s economic concerns, or...
View ArticleSpurned By DOE, First Solar Hunts For Solar Farm Buyer
By Cassandra Sweet and Ryan Tracy -DOE says First Solar is not eligible for $1.9 billion loan guarantee for 550-megawatt Topaz solar farm –First Solar says it is in “advanced talks” with potential...
View ArticleWhat’s New on Feed-in Tariffs
By Paul Gipe Pakistan Regulator Seeks Approval of Feed-in Tariffs for Wind–Feed-in tariffs for wind energy have been submitted to the Water and Power Ministry from Pakistan’s National Electric Power...
View ArticleNew British and Malaysian FIT Programs Launch
World First–British Feed-in Tariffs for Renewable Heat Solar DHW Tariff Scheduled for Fall 2012 Malaysia Seeks 1,250 MW of Solar Photovoltaics by 2020 December 4, 2011 By Paul Gipe Two innovative...
View ArticleSpain suspends FITs
28. January 2012 | Top News, Applications & Installations, Industry & Suppliers, Global PV markets, Markets & Trends | By: Oliver Ristau In a surprise move, the Spanish Council of...
View ArticleSuntech Weathers Turmoil in Solar Industry
by Aaron Back Wall Street Journal China-based Suntech, the world’s largest producer of solar panels, hasn’t been immune to turmoil in the industry world-wide, but the company’s founder and chief...
View ArticleThiele Solar Proposal Included In NY-Sun Initiative Announced By Governor
Sag Harbor – New York State Assemblyman Fred W. Thiele, Jr. (I, D, WF-Sag Harbor) applauded Governor Andrew Cuomo for establishing a solar feed-in tariff plan for the Long Island Power Authority...
View ArticleJCM Capital Launches $10,000,000 Solar Development Capital Fund for FIT...
TORONTO, Apr 24, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) — JCM Capital (JCM) announced today that they have launched a $10 million solar development capital fund that will invest in early-stage photovoltaic (PV) projects...
View ArticleProposed Novato solar facility could power 500 Marin homes
Planning commissioners, environmentalists, a city official and members of the public clambered over the rocks at an isolated quarry northwest of Novato Monday, touring a proposed solar facility that...
View ArticleSolar facility that could power 500 Marin homes
By Janis Mara, Marin IJ Roy Phillips, president of REP Energy, leads a tour of an abandoned quarry on June 9 in Novato. His company, REP Energy, wants to build a solar energy facility...
View ArticleSenate Vote Tentatively Removes Worst of AB 2145
Yesterday’s Senate Vote Tentatively Removes Worst of AB 2145Late yesterday Assembly Bill 2145 that would crush Community Choice was amended and approved by the Senate Energy, Utilities, and...
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