Welcome to Monday, everyone. We’ll skip right to the chase this morning. Here are today’s notable solar energy (and miscellaneous energy) stories:
In California solar energy news, PG&E and SunRun, a provider of solar leases, announce a major million financing deal. The California utility will provide up to $100 million to help finance SunRun solar home energy installations in five states: Arizona, Colorado, Massachusetts, New Jersey and California.
Hank Stuever of the Washington Post calls reviews Gasland, a documentary being billed as “one man’s journey into a natural gas crisis.” The film debuts tonight on HBO. Topaz Resources, meanwhile, presents the counterpoint on natural gas.
Where were you on Solar Day 2010?
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) suspends its Green Power Generation Partners Program, which paid out a popular production-based incentive to owners of solar energy systems. Judging from the following quote, TVA’s decision has caught a few folks off guard: “We were shocked,” said Jim Purcell, at Nashville Electric Service. “We were absolutely shocked.”
As we reported late last week, Solyndra is bailing on its much-vaunted IPO plans in favor of private equity. The innovative solar panel maker in California cited “ongoing uncertainties in the public capital markets” as main consideration behind the move.
Finally today: just in case you were considering a solar home panel installation in Ukraine, a new market report may help you find your way.
That’s all for now — thanks for reading. We’ll see you back here on Wednesday.
