CleanTechnica » residential solar http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 US Sees Second-Largest Solar Installation Growth In Q3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/us-sees-second-largest-solar-installation-q3/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:35:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76087 The United States installed 1,354 MW of solar PV in the third quarter of 2014, up 41% over the same period a year earlier, and the making it the second-largest quarter of all time for the US solar industry, bringing the country’s cumulative solar PV capacity up to 16.1 GW. These numbers come courtesy of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/20/white-house-announces-68-million-540-us-renewable-energy-efficiency-projects/feed/ 10 Residential Solar Cheaper Than Grid Electricity In 25 States By 2015, Utility CEO States http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/residential-solar-cheaper-grid-electricity-25-states/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/residential-solar-cheaper-grid-electricity-25-states/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2014 12:10:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68870 Solar is simply not new. What is new, however, is very cheap solar panels. These low prices incentive renewable energy empowerment. Solar can now succeed using well-merited competitive values. In fact, solar is cheaper than electricity from the grid for tens or even over a hundred million Americans. Green Car Report’s John Voelcker agrees further expounds on the matter:

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/01/residential-solar-cheaper-grid-electricity-25-states/feed/ 5 Off-Grid Renewable Use Conference In Manila (Intro) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/15/grid-renewable-use-conference-manila-intro/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/15/grid-renewable-use-conference-manila-intro/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:49:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68196 Manila, capital city of the Philippines. There are 7,107 islands in the archipelago, of which less than a third are inhabited. It’s tomorrow already for a Chicago resident here in Manila, the most densely populated city in the world and government and commercial capital of the far-flung Philippines, long known as the Pearl of the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/15/grid-renewable-use-conference-manila-intro/feed/ 4 SolarCity Expands To Second Island In Hawai‘i http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/27/solarcity-expands-second-island-hawaii/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/27/solarcity-expands-second-island-hawaii/#comments Tue, 27 May 2014 12:10:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67333 America’s #1 full-service solar provider and a national pioneer in solar panel leasing and zero-down financing, SolarCity, has expanded to Hawai‘i Island—the “Big Island,” the largest island in the United States and the southernmost point in the country—with its launch of a permanent 6,300-square-foot operations center in the tourist mecca of Kona, on the western

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/27/solarcity-expands-second-island-hawaii/feed/ 2 Why Sunrun Acquired REC Solar & Is Partnering With Sungevity http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/sunrun-acquiring-rec-solar-partnering-sungevity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/sunrun-acquiring-rec-solar-partnering-sungevity/#comments Thu, 15 May 2014 19:50:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66783 Originally published on SolarWakeup. By Yann Brandt Residential solar is the fastest growing part of the solar market and some of the major players in the sector have been making big moves. Recently, Sunrun acquired the residential division of REC Solar including AEE Solar and SnapNrack while also announcing a partnership with Sungevity. SolarWakeup spoke to

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/15/sunrun-acquiring-rec-solar-partnering-sungevity/feed/ 0 You Can Now Invest In Solar Loans For Homeowners In Connecticut http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/solar-loans-connecticut/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/solar-loans-connecticut/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2014 18:00:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62383 If you thought solar financing had reached its limit of creativity, think again. A crew in Connecticut has now teamed up with Mosaic to offer crowdsourced solar loans for residential solar projects in the state. Check out the details in this article originally published on Solar Love: Crowdfinancing Solar Loans In Connecticut — 21st Century,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/07/solar-loans-connecticut/feed/ 1 Extra Funding Approved For Residential Solar In San Diego http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/extra-funding-approved-residential-solar-san-diego/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/extra-funding-approved-residential-solar-san-diego/#comments Sat, 09 Nov 2013 12:00:02 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58719 Under the San Diego California Solar Initiative (CSI), two-thirds of the program’s budget was initially allocated to non-residential solar projects with a corresponding target of 180 MW, amounting to $202 million. Now, $5 million of that is being shifted to solar for homeowners by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC). This shift to residential/distributed solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/09/extra-funding-approved-residential-solar-san-diego/feed/ 1 Cleantech Transition Is Happening, Costs Dropping Off An Icy Cliff http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/17/cleantech-transition-happening-costs-dropping-icy-cliff/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/17/cleantech-transition-happening-costs-dropping-icy-cliff/#comments Thu, 17 Oct 2013 14:00:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=57396 Legislature developments (or rather paralysis) this month are retching. So let’s talk positive in this post. The way American citizens think about energy is in historical transition. We are finally “getting it.” Sane, renewable, commonsense measures to energy are not beyond our grasp anymore. The “maybe in 5 years” complacency stifling progress is over. The

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/10/17/cleantech-transition-happening-costs-dropping-icy-cliff/feed/ 45 1BOG Launches “Expedia” For Solar Power (Déjà Vu?) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/1bog-launches-expedia-for-solar-power-deja-vu/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/1bog-launches-expedia-for-solar-power-deja-vu/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 17:00:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52249 This article was originally published on Solar Love. In February, I reported on EnergySage’s launch of the “Expedia of solar power,” a comparison shopping site aimed at getting customers multiple quotes for a solar power system on their homes or businesses. At the time, I wrote that 1BOG (with which we have a partnership*) offered

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/29/1bog-launches-expedia-for-solar-power-deja-vu/feed/ 9 Massachusetts Residential Solar Installations More Than Quadrupled Between 2010 And 2012 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/27/massachusetts-residential-solar-installations-more-than-quadrupled-between-2010-and-2012/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/27/massachusetts-residential-solar-installations-more-than-quadrupled-between-2010-and-2012/#comments Mon, 27 May 2013 14:30:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=52175 Citing an “eco-conscious population, a growing number of options for going solar, and enticing Federal and state-level incentives”, award-winning solar integrator RevoluSun has released Massacusetts Clean Energy Center data showing that residential solar installations have more than quadrupled between 2010 and 2012 in the state. The data, alongside economic factors believed to be driving the

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/27/massachusetts-residential-solar-installations-more-than-quadrupled-between-2010-and-2012/feed/ 0 Solar Mandate Approved By Sebastopol, California http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 13:32:53 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51926 There are many ways to go solar, and they all haven’t yet been tried — people are continually coming up with new ideas. But there are now some options that are so good that cities are beginning to mandate solar power with all new homes. The latest such city (of which we know) is Sebastopol,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/22/solar-mandate-approved-by-sebastopol-california/feed/ 5 Rate Design Matters: Utility Tariffs and Solar Project Economics http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 08:30:12 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51720 This article first appeared on Greentech Media. by Shayle Kann Net metering isn’t the only battleground in the distributed PV industry. GTM Research assesses the ability of rate design to make or break project economics. The battle over net metering has been brewing for years, but it is beginning to bubble over now. Public disputes have emerged in California, Arizona

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/05/15/rate-design-matters-utility-tariffs-and-solar-project-economics/feed/ 0 20 Solar, Wind, EV, & Other Tech/Energy Stories Not To Miss http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 18:03:46 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=49501 Here are some more cleantech and climate policy stories we wouldn’t want you all to miss: Clean Energy First Solar Becomes Desertec Investor Clean Power Finance Partners Comprise Up To 80 Percent Of Major U.S. Residential Solar Companies Helping Schools Finance Solar Webinar: How Racking And Mounting Make Perfect Cents (And Dollars, Too) Up To

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/03/13/18-solar-wind-ev-other-techenergy-stories-not-to-miss/feed/ 0 Riverside County’s Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Tops $100mm, Goes State-Wide http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/01/riverside-countys-property-assessed-clean-energy-program-tops-100-mm-goes-state-wide/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/01/riverside-countys-property-assessed-clean-energy-program-tops-100-mm-goes-state-wide/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:46:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47921 The home clean energy, energy and water efficiency financing program's been a resounding success, financing more than $100 million of owner property upgrades and retrofits. Now, it's expanding state-wide

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/01/riverside-countys-property-assessed-clean-energy-program-tops-100-mm-goes-state-wide/feed/ 7 Preparing For “Cheaper Than Grid” Solar Electricity http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/19/preparing-for-cheaper-than-grid-solar-electricity/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/19/preparing-for-cheaper-than-grid-solar-electricity/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 02:02:10 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=45231   It started with off-grid locations, places where electricity was either carried in or generated on-site. Then it beat expensive diesel generators. In 2010, unsubsidized solar electricity could best on-grid retail electricity prices of major utilities in Hawaii. In the next decade, residents in metropolitan areas representing 100 million people will watch the biggest solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/01/utility-scale-installations-lead-us-solar-pv-growth/feed/ 0 New Test House to Generate More Energy than It Uses http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/17/new-test-house-to-generate-as-much-energy-as-it-uses/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/17/new-test-house-to-generate-as-much-energy-as-it-uses/#comments Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:01:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42697 They'll call anything a laboratory these days. The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) last week unveiled its new "house," which will serve as a testbed to demonstrated that a stereotypical suburban home can generate as much energy as it needs to run in a year

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/13/riverside-county-home-energy-renovation-program-yields-energy-bill-savings-local-job-creation-and-carbon-emissions-reductions/feed/ 5 Telluride Community Keen on Buying Solar Panels from SMPA Paradox Valley Project http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/04/telluride-community-keen-on-buying-solar-panels-from-smpa-paradox-valley-project/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/09/04/telluride-community-keen-on-buying-solar-panels-from-smpa-paradox-valley-project/#comments Tue, 04 Sep 2012 11:00:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=42067 SMPA customer interest in buying solar PV panels at the Paradox Valley site has been "a bit overwhelming," according to project developers. Due for completion in October, the 1-MW project should be able to supply clean, renewable electricity for some 200 average homes.

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