SEIA Solar Newsletter | Jan. 5, 2016
Every week, The SEIA Solar Update includes top news stories covering the solar industry, major upcoming events, policy updates, and much more. This newsletter is open to SEIA Members and to the general public.
SolarCity To Leave Nevada After PUC Cuts Rooftop Solar Benefits
SolarCity announced plans to cease operations in Nevada after regulators drastically cut benefits for retail solar owners.
Google-Backed 104 MW Solar PV Facility Comes Online In Utah
Norway-based Scatec Solar ASA said it has commissioned its 104 MW solar PV plant in Parowan, Utah, more than doubling the state’s installed PV capacity.
ET Solar Completes Building First Two Solar Projects In Turkey
ET Solar, a Chinese solar project contractor, said its unit completed construction and grid connection of its first two photovoltaic power projects totaling 2.2 megawatts in Turkey.
Enel Green Power Begins Construction Of 254 MW Brazil Solar Plant
The renewable energy unit of Italy’s biggest utility company, Enel Green Power (EGP) has announced that it has begun construction on a 254 MW solar farm in Brazil’s Bahia state.
SunPower And Xcel Bring Massive Boost In Solar Power To Colorado
Utility officials flipped the switch on Colorado’s newest, huge solar power plant on Dec. 23.
Solplicity Expands California Service Areas
Solplicity has expanded its service area to include the greater Sacramento region and further bolstered its Los Angeles County presence with the addition of a Burbank office.
8minutenergy Developing Springbok 2 Solar Farm
8minutenergy Renewables, LLC and an affiliate of D. E. Shaw Renewable Investments, L.L.C. (DESRI) announced the completion of permitting, financial closing and start of construction of the 191 megawatts-dc (150 MW-ac) Springbok 2 Solar Farm, located 70 miles north of Los Angeles in Kern County, California. 8minutenergy recently announced that it had signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for the Springbok 2 Solar Farm with the Southern California Public Power Authority (SCPPA), on behalf of its participating member, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP).
SunPower Plans Solar Project To Power Airports in Mexico
Grupo Aeroportuario del Sureste, a privatized airport group in Mexico and operator of Cancun Airport and eight other airports in southeast Mexico, announced an agreement with SunPower for 36 megawatts of solar power to serve ASUR's operations in Mexico. ASUR will buy power generated by the solar power plant under a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with SunPower. SunPower expects to start construction on this 36-megawatt phase of a solar plant in Mexico in 2016.
BlueWave Gets $100M From Morgan Stanley for Community Solar
Morgan Stanley subsidiary MS Solar Solutions committed $100 million to solar developer BlueWave Capital to build more than 25 megawatts of community solar in Massachusetts by the end of 2016. The backing from Morgan Stanley is the first major financing for BlueWave’s community solar projects in Massachusetts. If successful, the mission-driven solar developer expects to expand the portfolio to other states next year. BlueWave says it has more than 500 megawatts of solar projects in development, about one-tenth of which are in Massachusetts.