Markets & Policy

A new poll indicates that eight in ten voters disapprove of utility proposals to reduce net metering, the same day that hundreds rallied in San Francisco against PG&E’s proposal.

An ERCOT report on new federal regulations predicts that the state’s installed solar capacity will grow to 13 GW by 2030, even without new EPA rules.

This weekend we bring you more videos from the Solar Power International trade show in California, featuring voices from the U.S. government and top companies.

Germany’s Transmission Network Operators (TSOs) have released the new EEG levy for renewable energy generated in 2016. At just EUR 0.018/kWh, or 3%, it will only slightly increase on 2015’s levy, to EUR 0.06354/kWh.

SMA Solar Technology AG has reached 1 GW of inverter sales in India. The German manufacturer has been present in the market since 2010. At 2 GW, however, ABB still holds the Indian inverter crown.

China Sunergy is continuing the internationalization of its production by bringing online a 200 MW PV cell factory in South Korea.

The 162 MW approved today adds to 288 MW approved two weeks ago, and will bring Austin to more than 670 MW of solar when completed.

The project will enable four major hotels to generate 100% of their electric power needs from solar energy.

The company follows Goldman Sachs Group, which has been arranging solar bonds in the country since 2013, financing 16 solar projects to date. Renewable energy generation is expected to double its overall share in the next 15 years.

Local developers at the Solar Energy U.K. trade fair are feeling the heat as the British government winds down its solar incentives. Industry insiders predict a wave of consolidation as the U.K.’s solar pie continues to shrink.