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Oaktree Acquires Solarrus Corporation; Mark McLanahan Appointed Chief Executive Officer

Solarrus Corporation , a leading service provider to the solar, electric vehicle and energy storage markets in North America, recently announced a control investment made by funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (“Oaktree”). Oaktree has partnered with Solarrus to provide the Company with the capital and strategic support needed to continue its development as a […]

With completion of Los Vientos V, Duke Energy Renewables racks up more than 600 megawatts of wind and solar power in 2015

Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, ended 2015 with a flurry, completing its 110-megawatt (MW) Los Vientos V Windpower Project in Starr County, Texas.With this site on line as of late December, the business added 400 MW of wind and 200 MW of solar power to its U.S. renewables portfolio in […]

Sprig Electric Pioneers a One, Two Solar Punch in Silicon Valley to Dramatically Reduce Energy Costs

Sprig Electric is now among the first electrical contractors in the nation to pair Tesla’s Powerpack battery with a 350 kW commercial rooftop photovoltaic (PV) system to optimize energy savings. The pairing, installed by Sprig Electric at their corporate headquarters in San Jose, will cut the building’s total energy costs by 80-95%. The components of […]

sPower and Rosendin Electric Enter Agreement to Provide Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) Services for 2016 Construction Portfolio

sPower, a leading renewable energy provider, and Rosendin Electric, Inc. (REI), one of the nation’s largest private electrical contractors, announced recently that they have entered into a major engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement to construct nearly 700MW in utility-scale solar PV projects in 2016. “Aligning ourselves with Rosendin marks one of the key strategic relationships […]

SolarCity, BofA Merrill Lynch, KeyBank, and Silicon Valley Bank Create $160 Million Financing Facility for Residential Solar Projects

SolarCity Corporation closed a $160 million five-year term facility on Friday, January 22. BofA Merrill Lynch acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Sole Bookrunner, and KeyBank and Silicon Valley Bank acted as Joint Lead Arrangers on the transaction.The facility is secured by a portfolio of high quality, long-term customer systems. The financing allows SolarCity to […]

The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC) Statement on NV Energy 20-Year Solar Net Metering Grandfathering Proposal

Recently NV Energy announced a proposal to keep existing rooftop solar customers on net metering for up to 20 years. “The people of Nevada, the solar industry, and NV Energy all agree: existing solar customers should be grandfathered under net metering for 20 years. The record is clear. Governor Sandoval’s appointed Commissioners should follow the lead […]

Powerhive announces completion of $20M financing round to support development of off-grid energy access solutions in emerging markets

­Powerhive, an energy solutions provider for emerging markets announced recently that the company has closed a $20M Series A financing round, which will support Powerhive’s expansion into new markets in Africa and the Asia-­Pacific, as well as continued growth in Kenya where the company has operated rural microgrids since 2012.Prelude Ventures led the round, which also […]

Austin Families Will Soon Benefit From Efficient, Reliable SunPower® Solar

About 80 Austin-based employee volunteers from global solar innovator, SunPower, brought the transformative power of solar energy to four low-income families in Austin’s Blackland Neighborhood. Working with national solar nonprofit GRID Alternatives over two days, the volunteers installed four rooftop solar systems totaling 13 kilowatts of generating capacity. The systems are expected to save each […]