Japan is innovating the art of solar brokers. Instead of the introduction, non-circumvent, game of hide and seek; Yahoo will be taking the solar project to a 3-day auction. The project is 500kW and pre-construction which will make it more interesting but this could also be a FIT phenomenon. The standard regulatory process makes diligence of documentation a bit easier but there is no reason that a good developer could get a US project through an auction. I can see it already, ebay for solar…
- Financial Times: Yahoo Japan to host online auction of solar power plant
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- Greentech Media: A Solar Installer in Hawaii on Storage Hype and Getting to 100% Renewables
- PV-Tech: On the ground – How Nevada’s net metering fiasco has left solar installers reeling
- Renewable Energy World: Kansas Tax Authority Confirms Only a Utility May Sell Power in Kansas
- PV-Magazine: UK solar firms challenge government subsidy cuts in appeal court
- Utility Dive: NARUC opposes King-Reid solar net metering amendment to federal energy bill
- Lowell Sun: Gov. Baker unveils $15M solar, renewable energy plan
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Yann