Tag: News

  • SunEdison, Vivint Solar merger off, Vivint citing breach of agreement

    You may recall back in July 2015 when SunEdison announced its acquisition of residential solar systems provider Vivint Solar for a reported $2.2 billion. Well, the deal was scheduled to expire this month, and ahead of that deadline, Vivint Solar delivered a letter to SunEdison, Inc. last night notifying itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Rhode Island utility launches solar shopping marketplace for customers

    We like it when utilities work to provide their customers with the tools and resources they need to choose to go solar — and maybe even incentivize them to do so. Rhode Island electric customers of National Grid will soon have such a tool to use in researching and purchasing solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Behind-the-meter energy storage market grows 405 percent in 2015

    The U.S. energy storage market just had both its best quarter and best year of all time, according to the GTM Research/Energy Storage Association’s U.S. Energy Storage Monitor 2015 Year in Review. The U.S. deployed 112 megawatts of energy storage capacity in the fourth quarter of 2015, bringing the annualRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Florida Supreme Court to rule on controversial utility-backed solar ballot measure

    With the solar industry increasing at such a rapid pace, you’d assume “The Sunshine State” would be just exploding with installations. But that hasn’t been the case, and depending on how the state handles a new amendment that’s been proposed, it might never be the case. Basically, the Florida Supreme CourtRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • DEGERtrackers fill out massive Solar Gardens project in Canada

    Since the start of the construction of Solar Gardens in Ontario, Canada, more than 1,900 DEGERtracker D100 systems (20 MWp) have already been successfully installed. A further 300 DEGERtracker D100 systems (4 MWp) will be released in the coming weeks and make the conclusion of the project portfolio. This projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine