In sunny Arizona, a battle over solar power
An insider fight over how much a utility company must pay for electricity generated by solar panels on private rooftops is boiling over into a full-fledged campaign, complete with shadowy money, expensive television advertising, calls for grass-roots action and some of the best pollsters and consultants money can buy.
The feud between the utility and solar panel industries revolves around net metering policies, which govern part of the relationship between utilities and their customers. If the customers have solar panels that generate surplus electricity, the customers can feed that power back into the electric grid; utilities are required to pay the consumer a set rate for the electricity they generate.
When those rates were first implemented, the nascent solar industry had few residential customers. But now, as more customers invest in solar panels for economic or environmental reasons, public utilities are starting to feel the pinch — and they want to stop paying rates they say are above market value for power they can’t always use.
When the Arizona Corporation Commission holds its November meeting, commissioners will consider a request from Arizona Public Service Company, the state’s largest electric utility, to change those rates. The utility industry wants permission to pay rates below market value, and to charge customers who feed electricity back to the grid a monthly fee for maintenance costs.
CSP Storage in South Africa: driving down LCOE
Being competitive in the energy sector is now of paramount importance for the two most established CSP technologies, parabolic trough and power tower. As other renewable energies like PV and wind reduce their LCOE, none of these technologies can provide energy on demand.
Light after a difficult year for CSP
Cutting-edge research institutions, leading international companies and major stakeholders are coming together in the only technical-focused CSP event this year CSP Today Enhanced Plant Engineering 2013 (12-13 November, Sevilla).
Zep Solar Acquisition Affirms Value of Integrated Solar Mounting Systems
Andalay Solar Offers Fully Integrated Solar Power Systems
PV Evolution Labs Launches PV Module Vendor Qualification Program for Module Buyers, Project Investors and Module Manufacturers
PV Evolution Labs is focused on rigorous testing and assessment of the reliability and performance of PV modules
Midwest Companies, State & Local Policymakers and Nearly 12,000 Solar Professionals to Gather at Solar Power International in Chicago
More than 90 Midwestern businesses to display the latest in solar energy products and solutions
Semprius Supplies Aerojet Rocketdyne with High-Concentration Photovoltaic Modules for Commercial-Scale Demonstration
Demonstration System Installed at the Solar Technology Acceleration Center in Colorado
Cleantech Investment in Colorado Tops $37 Million in 3Q13
i3 Market Intelligence Platform Shows State's Year-to-Date Investment Totals at $105 Million
Case-studies prove off-grid renewables adaptability to developing and emerging countries
New publication collects success stories from around the world
U.S. DOE HIGHLIGHTS WIND ENERGY FINANCING MODEL BY UNITED WIND
Company's New Financing Model Helps Lower Costs for Distributed Wind Projects, Captures First Institutional Capital Investment for WindLease Platform
Photon Energy N.V.: Photon Energy to deliver power source for major Sydney office building
Solar energy in Australia is fast becoming the most cost effective way of achieving energy efficiency.
Walmart Leads Corps Again in Solar Use
Leading U.S. Companies Make Big Investments in Solar Energy
MOUNTING SYSTEMS, INC. SPONSORS SOLARTHON
Provides five PV mounting systems bringing solar power to low-income families
KYOCERA Announces Strategic Alliance with IronRidge for Solar Module Mounting Systems
By eliminating the need for separate module grounding parts and procedures, this innovation can help maximize the long-term reliability of a PV installation while minimizing customers' costs.
Industry guide PV Power Plants 2013 now also available as iPad app
Large- scale PV plants: Solarpraxis and Sunbeam Communications share insights into market developments, technologies, players and areas of application
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