The venture capital firm Better Ventures (formerly Hub Ventures) — which seeks out so-called “social ventures” (e.g. Tesla, Patagonia, etc.) to help fund and support — has raised $21 million in new funding via a second funding round, according to recent reports.
It was announced in March that Austin Energy would likely be buying electricity from a SunEdison solar power plant for less than 5¢/kWh under a 25-year power purchase agreement (PPA). If you’re not familiar with electricity prices, that’s really low. The final deal was just completed last week but with an unanticipated … [continued]
Reposted from Solar Love: In an on-air Google Hangout today, Recurrent Energy CEO and Solar Energy Industry Association (SEIA) Chairman Arno Harris noted that more solar power capacity is projected to be installed in 2013 than from any electricity source other than natural gas. And, by 2016, solar energy may actually … [continued]
