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October 1, 2016

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Solar PV’s missing half:

The need for storage is now widely recognized as part of a complete solution for energy. It is perceived as the “missing other half of the equation” for solar PV. Overall, the level of activity in all aspect of Energy Storage (ES) is at the highest level ever, with increasing activity developing near term. This report, “Market Analysis for Energy Storage and Batteries: Forecast to 2030 and to TW levels,” outlines some of the current state of storage, with an emphasis on batteries, and a view to the future. The report highlights the possibility of a path to Tera-watt (TW) PV and ES by the decade 2030 with a discussion of the developments that can lead to that level. Learn more>>

Studied To Death — Solar Customers Don't Harm Non-Solar Ratepayers

Tony Clifford

September 27, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Certain anti-solar forces are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars trying to convince everyone (though the popular press and consumers are the main targets) that solar customers are stealing money from non-solar customers. Full Article

Location, Location, Location: Massive Pumped Storage + Solar PV Project Closer to Reality

Jennifer Runyon

September 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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A proposed 300-MW pumped storage hydropower plant combined with 600-MW solar PV plant is taking shape in Chile. Full Article

What Will a Clinton or Trump Presidency Mean for Renewable Energy? Part 1 – The History

Daniel Fleischmann

September 29, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Here we are again. Election 2016. Deemed “the most important election of our lifetimes” — the same claim made about the 2000, 2004, 2008, and 2012 Presidential elections. Full Article

DC Court Judges ‘Very Skeptical’ of Challenges to EPA’s Clean Power Plan, NRDC Says

Jennifer Delony

September 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the State of West Virginia v. EPA, the case challenging the legal basis of the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan. Full Article

US Presidential Debate: Hillary Advocates for Solar, Trump Criticizes Clean Energy Support

Jennifer Runyon

September 27, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Hillary wants to put 500,000,000 solar panels in place during her presidency meanwhile Trump wants to get rid of the Clean Power Plan because he believes that Full Article

Spain Closes In on 50 Percent Renewable Power Generation

William Steel

September 27, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Over the first eight months of this year, Spain averaged an impressive 47.2 percent renewable energy share in its generation mix. Full Article

3@3 on Solar PV: Falling Prices, Commoditization, Middle East

Jennifer Runyon and Paula Mints

September 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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Today’s topics are the falling prices of PV of modules, whether or not solar is a commodity and the market in the Middle East. Full Article

NYC Sets New Goals for Energy Storage and Solar Capacity

PennWell Editors

September 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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New York City has established new long-term goals for energy storage and solar capacity and is on track to meeting its existing goals for both technologies. Full Article

California Ramps Up Energy Storage Plans with Enactment of Four New Bills

Andrew Burger

September 28, 2016 | Post Your Comment

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California Gov. Jerry Brown on Sept. 27 signed four new bills into law that will boost both behind-the-meter and utility energy storage capacity. Full Article

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