In December of last year I wrote about RE-volv’s Indiegogo campaign to finance their first community-based solar energy installation. Fast-forward to March of this year, and RE-volv announced that they had finally signed their first solar lease agreement with the non-profit Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, California. RE-volv’s idea is … [continued]
Reposted from Greentech Media with permission: By Shayle Kann Last month GTM Research published a report on the U.S. residential solar financing landscape. We undertook that research partly because we perceived a general lack of understanding of both who the residential third-party ownership (TPO) companies are and how they are differentiated. This article describes … [continued]
Check ’em out: 34.5 GW Of Solar In 2013, Mercom Capital Projects. In the ballpark of other 2013 projects. Sees 2013 being better than 2012 due to growth in China, India, and Japan. European Photovoltaic Industry Association Sets 2013 Priorities. Hint: nothing to do with stopping the rooftop revolution; a … [continued]
Last year was a record-breaking year for U.S. solar energy, as the PV industry grew by 76% in 2012 compared to 2011. The U.S. Solar Market Insight Report: Year In Review, co-authored by GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association, said that 2012 PV solar installations were 3.31 GW, more … [continued]
Sunnova is now allowing ReneSola Ltd to provide solar leasing to its customers, making it the latest to get into the solar leasing game. Sunnova launched its leasing program in late 2012, and has now selected ReneSola as one of its vendors. Renesola is a global manufacturer of photovoltaic solar … [continued]
The 16 founding members of the truSolar consortium aim to develop industry standards and a framework for mitigating risks, optimizing returns, and underwriting solar PV projects.
I just gave a presentation today to a class of renewable energy graduate students which mentioned solar PV’s tremendous growth over the past several years and its projected growth in the coming years. As the U.S. Solar Market Insight: Third Quarter 2012 report released today shows, the US Solar industry is indeed still … [continued]
Sunrun, one of the largest home solar companies in the nation, is expanding its $0 upfront solar program to residents in the Long Island area. That’s great news for those in the region who are interested in going solar but not able or willing to take the plunge themselves. … [continued]
If you’re in one of the larger solar markets in the country (California, New Jersey, etc) then “going solar” doesn’t mean going it alone. You can likely get a “zero money down” lease or some similar financing tool to reduce the upfront cost. But is it worthwhile? The following … [continued]
SolarCity, one of America’s top renewable energy service providers, this week announced expansion of its New York operations. The company has just opened up shop in both Long Island and Westchester County. The announcement goes hand in hand with another expansion SolarCity had recently announced, new operations opened in July … [continued]
