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SolarCity installations and expenses increase in Q1 2013

14 May 13 - 12:40 CEST

SOLARSERVER - SolarCity Corporation (San Mateo, California, US) has released results for the first quarter of 2013, reporting that it has beat its guidance to deploy 46 MW of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, a 12% increase from the first quarter of 2012.

L.A. Utility to Seek Bids for 250 Megawatts of Solar Power

14 May 13 - 12:39 CEST

BLOOMBERG - Los Angeles’s power utility, which serves about 1.5 million customers, will seek bids from developers for 250 megawatts of solar power to comply with a California requirement to get 25 percent of its energy from renewable sources by the end of 2016.

The solar paradox: boom, bust or both?

13 May 13 - 14:50 CEST

REUTERS - Planned European levies on Chinese solar panels will only go some way to halt a rout among equipment makers who face the paradox of a booming market but falling revenues - and could suffer even more if a trade war erupts.

KDC Solar completes 4.96 MW PV plant in New Jersey

13 May 13 - 14:50 CEST

SOLARSERVER - KDC Solar LLC (Bedminster, New Jersey, US) announced that it has commenced commercial operations at a 4.96 megawatts (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant located at North Jersey Media Group's (NJMG) printing facility in Rockaway, New Jersey.

Solar Firms Launch Alliance Focused On Net Metering

13 May 13 - 14:49 CEST

SOLARINDUSTRYMAG - Rooftop solar companies SolarCity, Sungevity, Sunrun and Verengo have formed The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), which will initially focus on ensuring the continuation of net energy metering (NEM).

Dowa Boosts Silver Output for Japan Post-Quake Solar Demand

13 May 13 - 14:48 CEST

BLOOMBERG - Dowa Holdings Co. (5714), Japan’s biggest silver producer, will raise output 40 percent this year to meet solar-cell demand after the 2011 Fukushima disaster crippled a nuclear power plant and sent fossil fuel costs higher.