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  • Solar Frontier’s 20-MW Calipatria solar plant sold to Southern Power, Turner Renewable

    Solar Frontier Americas sold the 20 MW Calipatria solar power generation plant in Imperial County, Calif., to Southern Power and Turner Renewable Energy. Southern Power’s ninth solar acquisition with Turner Renewable Energy, Solar Frontier America’s Calipatria project, brings the partnership’s overall solar capacity to more than 340 MW operating orRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nevada PUC votes for slower phase-in of higher rates, pleasing no one

    The rate issues in Nevada didn’t improve for the solar industry as the Public Utilities Commission voted to keep the new higher rates for solar customers, only deciding to extend the phase-in over a longer period of time. The Background: The PUC approved new, higher rates in December for solar customers afterRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunEdison now helping to save water in California too

    SunEdison signed a solar power purchase agreement with Stockton East Water District in Northern California and will install 2.2 MW of high-performance SunEdison solar panels on the water district’s property. By going solar, the district expects to save more than $9.5 million on energy costs over the next 20 years and 20 millionRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PG&E’s Solar Choice program lets customers go 100 percent solar without a system

    Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) launched a program called Solar Choice, which extends the option for 100 percent solar power to customers who are not planning to install rooftop solar panels. Customers can purchase half or all of their electric power from solar energy locally sourced in Northern andRead More

  • Another solar win: California keeps net metering rates

    Outside of Nevada, the solar industry seems to be winning contentious debates left and right. Maybe the most major of these debates was taking place in California and, of course, concerned net metering. The margin was narrow, but in a 3 to 2 vote, California’s Public Utilities Commission upheld the netRead More — Solar Builder magazine