US utility firm PacifiCorp has launched its largest request for proposals for energy projects yet, seeking bids for more than 1.8GW of new solar and 600MW of battery energy storage.
‘Largest solar project in US history’ near Las Vegas will feature 380MW / 1,400MWh battery element, with green power set to flow to Warren Buffett’s NV Energy under 25-year PPA.
Owners of PV firm could spend decades in prison after still-ongoing criminal case found investors including Warren Buffett’s Berkshire were ‘duped’ of US$1bn to fund ‘lavish’ lifestyle.
Utility turns to Quinbrook, Arevia, 8minute, EDF to deploy 1.2GW of PV and 590MW of batteries across three projects, with plans to bring all online by 2023.
Conglomerate forced to take tax benefit hit after investing in bankrupt Californian solar firm, raided by the FBI in December over Ponzi-style fraud allegations.
Last night, chief of Tesla and chairman of SolarCity Elon Musk put in a bid to acquire the largest residential solar installer in the US, SolarCity, which is headed by his cousins Lyndon and Peter Rive. PV Tech traces back over time for key moments that set the tone for Musk's latest grand move.
Warren Buffett, chairman and CEO of multinational conglomerate holding company Berkshire Hathaway, has confirmed that Elon Musk contacted him directly about the Nevada net metering row and was "unhappy".
