E.ON Solar Completes the Maricopa West Facility Located in Southern California

E.ON Solar, a subsidiary of E.ON SE, completed the construction phase of Maricopa West, a 20-MW solar project located in Southern California. The complex has obtained a conditional use permit from Kern County, an incidental take permit from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and a habitat conservation plan under Section 10 of the Endangered Species Act from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). Maricopa West solar project will utilize single-axis tracking and consist of 89,000 photovoltaic panels.

SunEdison Completes Construction of New Hampshire's Largest Solar Power Plant

SunEdison completed construction on New Hampshire's largest solar power plant, a 942-KW solar power plant for the town of Peterborough. SunEdison will supply solar energy generated by this system to the town over the next 20 years. SunEdison collaborated with Borrego Solar to complete the project after acquiring it from Borrego Solar earlier in 2015. The system was funded in part by a grant from the New Hampshire Public Utility Commission.

POWER-GEN International 2015

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Will the Campaign Rhetoric over Climate Change Heat Up?

As industry grapples with climate policies, presidential contenders are positioning themselves to targeted audiences.

As the next round of global change talks starts up this month in Paris, the presidential candidates will either take aim at or underscore their importance. Either way, the United States is all-in under President Obama, promising to reduce its level of heat-trapping emissions by 32 percent by 2030.

While the Democratic field generally supports the White House’s stance, the Republicans’ positions vary – everything from denial that global warming is a threat to it is a threat but that it can be fixed without a heavy government hand.

Electricity at War

Rumors tell of a cyber attack on the power grid.

Electricity in war today is akin to the railroads, dating from the Civil War: a high-value target. Every line of code is a land mine, waiting for hackers to detonate.

Market Manipulation: The Business Questions

Ten points to remember for compliance and employee training.

Without a clear definition of market manipulation, or a detailed description for prohibited conduct, market participants are often left with more questions than answers.

There and Back Again

Why a residential demand rate developed 40 years ago is increasingly relevant today.

Why not design a rate that allocates the higher system cost to customers based on their actual energy demand?