Regulators on Thursday voted 3-2 in favour of a $0.70 kW surcharge on all new solar customers from January 1, 2014, adding approximately $5 per month to their bills.
IHS analyst Ash Sharma says the Japanese government’s reduction of its climate change commitments could affect the solar FIT in March. The generous regime will be reassessed in four months’ time, says Sharma.
The one-day event was low-key but highly focused, attracting an audience committed to patiently furthering PV development in Saudi Arabia.
Austerity-driven FIT cutbacks have seen PV installations in Greece plummet from the 801 MW installed in the first quarter. Figures show only 6 MW were installed in each of August and September.
The solar business is contained in the only division of Applied Materials to report a full year loss. The fate of the company’s solar business hangs in the balance as Applied’s $29bn merger with Tokyo Electron approaches.
The 175-acre solar farm has been approved by Dorset County Council despite facing stiff opposition from the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).
Private utility Ameren and the state watchdog struck a deal this week to continue a solar rebate program that currently has $50 million available for PV projects in the Midwestern state.
The state’s utility regulators are discussing a proposal from Arizona Public Service to amend net metering rates for solar customers, stating the current scheme puts non-solar providers at a disadvantage.
The Kern County plant, set to begin construction next year and in operation by mid-2015, will have an annual production capacity of 240 million kilowatt hours.
The reported $400 million cash and debt deal includes five California solar plants and one array in Arizona that will have a combined capacity of 106 MW.
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