Utility KIUC has signed a contract to buy electricity from an integrated solar and storage system that SolarCity will build on Kaua’i. The system will provide power on demand to meet evening peak on the island’s grid.

The new facility is part of a wave of investment in solar manufacturing in Brazil, and will be used to supply Latin America’s booming solar market.

Four months after NEXTracker chose Flextronics to make its single-axis trackers, the contract manufacturer has entered into a deal to buy the company.

A record 5.3 GW of PV under construction in the United States reflects solar PV’s increasing ability to compete with conventional power on price.

Elkem Solar will re-open a portion of a former wafer facility in Norway previously run by subsidiary REC Group in H1 2016. The plant will produce silicon ingots and blocks for export.

The Chinese PV maker will supply modules to Indian developer ACME over the next six months, as the nation’s solar PV market begins to take off.

Colorado has provided funding to GRID Alternatives to build a series of community solar installations for low-income residents, many in rural parts of the state. The non-profit has already constructed a 24 kW array.

The nation of India surpassed 4 GW of grid-tied solar during July, according to the latest government statistics. 358 MW was installed in the first four months of the current fiscal year alone.

This is the company’s first securitization, but is part of a trend of securitization of PACE bonds as a means to drive down the cost of capital.

GTM Research’s latest numbers indicate a strong second quarter for all grid-tied energy storage market segments, with record deployment behind-the-meter. However, the best is yet to come.