Originally published on Planetsave. A home energy storage partnership deal has been inked between California-based Verengo Solar and battery provider Swell Energy. The deal is intended to establish a(nother) one-stop home energy storage and backup power solution for the residential market. Under the terms of the agreement, Verengo Solar will … [continued]
A document was leaked to me earlier this week indicating that Verengo Solar was up for sale and Bank of America Merrill Lynch had been retained to facilitate the sale. We haven’t written much about Verengo Solar, admittedly, but it was the #3 residential solar installer in the United States last year. … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Last year, the South Carolina legislature passed Act 236, landmark legislation that enabled third-party solar leasing and established rules for equitable net metering rates within the state. According to the Coastal Conservation League, “Utilities, solar businesses, and conservation groups reached a settlement agreement in December … [continued]
GTM Research has announced the top 5 residential solar installers in advance of its upcoming Q1 2015 GTM Research US PV Leaderboard, with SolarCity and Vivint again taking the top 2 spots. Amidst our coverage of the US Solar Market Insight, 2014 Year-in-Review report, published by GTM Research in partnership with … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. SolarCity, of which cleantech hero Elon Musk is Chairman and his cousin Lyndon Rive is CEO and co-founder, currently dominates residential solar power installations in the US. Honestly, SolarCity is offering the same thing as several other companies, but SolarCity seems to really nail the … [continued]
Originally published on Rocky Mountain Institute By Robert McIntosh and James Mandel. A curious trend’s been washing through U.S. solar recently: vertical integration, the process of companies owning more and more of their own supply chains. Sunrun, a developer and financier, recently purchased the residential division of REC Solar, a major installer. … [continued]
SolarCity and Vivint Solar were the top US 2014 Q1 solar residential installers, according to a recent report. GTM Research’s most recent survey of leading solar PV residential installations found some other interesting results as well. SolarCity and Vivint Solar continued their domination of the market, totaling 38%. SolarCity had 29%, beating … [continued]
SolarCity took 32% of the US Residential PV installation market in the third quarter of 2013, as utilities continue to squirm over solar power’s disruptive energy potential. According to GTM Reasearch, the solar giant had four times the market share of its closet rival, Vivint. Besides Vivint, rounding out the … [continued]
We’re trying to get more solar energy stories going over on Planetsave. To catch readers up, I’m doing a short series on the top 50 solar energy stories of 2013 so far. Learning from the Top 33 EV Stories article I recently published, I’m splitting this one into 5 posts. Otherwise, the page … [continued]
This article was originally published on the website of The Alliance for Solar Choice. The nation’s leading rooftop solar companies today announced the formation of The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC). TASC believes anyone should have the option to switch from utility power to distributed solar power. Founding members represent … [continued]
