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California’s last nuclear plant to be closed, to be replaced by renewables
PG&E to close last nuclear power station and elects to lift renewable energy target to 55% by 2031 and boost energy efficiency.
Christian Roselund

Jun 23, 2016

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Why rooftop solar – and full retail feed in tariffs – benefits all consumers
Studies show that far from a net cost, net metering is in most cases a net benefit—for the utility and for non-solar rate-payers.
Mark Muro and Devashree Saha

May 30, 2016

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Why community-scale solar is solar electricity market’s latest darling
Community solar is being proposed as a bridge to a more comprehensive value-based pricing system for distributed generation.
Kieran Coleman and Anthony Teixeira

May 27, 2016

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Brookings Institute: net-metered solar a net benefit to all utility customers
Prestigious Washington think tank’s analysis shows broad consensus that net metering is benefiting utility customers who do not employ solar PV.
Christian Roselund

May 26, 2016

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Energy market is telling Queensland government to wake up
Queensland is facing an electricity supply shortage and more price spikes. The government should be encouraging more battery storage in homes and businesses.
David Leitch

May 17, 2016

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UNSW

UNSW takes out efficiency world record for revolutionary solar cell
A team from UNSW’s Australian Center for Advanced Photovoltaics has achieved a 7.6% efficiency record for a “full sized” CZTS PV cell.
Jonathan Gifford

Apr 28, 2016

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San Francisco to require rooftop solar on all new buildings
San Francisco on Tuesday became California’s first major city to mandate solar installations on new buildings.
Edgar Meza

Apr 21, 2016

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China connects 20MW solar plant in coal mine subsidence area
China has installed the largest floating PV plant atop a fishpond, located in a coal mine subsidence area.
Vincent Shaw

Apr 12, 2016

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Other Good Stuff

SunPower claims 22.8 per cent solar module efficiency record
SunPower claims its latest X-Series module is now the most efficient on the market.
Ian Clover

Feb 23, 2016

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What comes after solar PV? BIPV
Why build a roof and then add solar panels to that roof? Why not simply make the roof and the solar panels one and the same?
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 29, 2016

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