The world’s self-proclaimed “first distributed solar utility,” Principal Solar, is set to go public this week with a public offering of up to 2.8 million shares. It has also identified companies such as SolarCity and TerraForm Power as companies that it could in the future partner with, or even acquire. … [continued]
North Carolina has one of the fastest-growing solar industries in the country, and the evidence suggests the clean energy sector has helped boost the state’s economy. Now solar has taken another step forward with Principal Solar’s announcement that it will build a 73 MW solar farm in Fayetteville, which is … [continued]
By Stacy Clark House by house, street by street, homeowners and businesses are increasingly divesting from conventional electrical power providers and going solar. “About 200,000 US homes and businesses added rooftop solar in the past two years alone—about 3 gigawatts (GW) of power and enough to replace four or five … [continued]
Some more solar and wind power news from the past couple weeks: Solar Power Solar Price Hits All-Time Low In Australia: “The Solar Choice Price Index provides a monthly update of the cost of solar across Australia. It’s a very useful tool for keeping up to date with Australia … [continued]
Despite publishing about 35 articles on solar power in the past week, there are still a ton of big solar news stories we couldn’t get to but that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a quick summary of them: 25MW California Solar Project Now Under Construction: SolarWorld has … [continued]
