Leading solar company SolarCity recently finalized its 5th securitization of loans, and the world’s 1st securitization of distributed solar loan assets, totaling $185 million. With an expected repayment date of March 2022, SolarCity securitization’s are offering a blended yield rate of 5.81% and a blended coupon interest rate of 5.17%. Credit Suisse helped … [continued]
US utility-scale solar PV costs plummeted 17% in Q3 of 2015, and declining PV costs are fuelling greater demand. According to an EnergyTrend report, US utility-scale solar costs fell in the third quarter of 2015 to $1.38/W, compared to $1.66/W twelve months earlier. Patrick Lin, an analyst with EnergyTrend, said the average cost … [continued]
Recently, utility efforts to defeat solar have been exposed in several Western states. SolarCity has allied itself with Renew American Prosperity (RAS), an advocacy group funding Checks and Balances, a group dedicated to holding utility regulators accountable. Other solar companies have allied with The Alliance for Solar Choice (TASC), a … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon TXU Energy will soon be launching the first electricity plan in Texas to be backed 100% by solar-generated electricity from within the state, according to a press release from the company. The electricity plan — TXU Energy Solar Advantage — follows relatively closely … [continued]
Originally published on Sustainnovate. By Henry Lindon With the recent passing of the federal investment tax credit for solar energy extension, IHS Research has gone ahead and released an update on its global solar installation outlook — showing the predicted impact of the extension. The new updated outlook increases the … [continued]
Google’s Project Sunroof is growing, as it has just reached 20 US metro markets, which will allow more homeowners to easily see if rooftop solar is right for them. The giant tech company just announced it’s expanding its analytical tool from three major US cities (Boston, Fresno, and San Francisco) to … [continued]
During COP21, I published a long article explaining why James Hansen’s idea that nuclear energy is the way forward to stop global warming is so ridiculous. Christopher Arcus also wrote a long response. Now, Joe Romm, PhD, has written an article with the exact same title as above (“Why James … [continued]
If you haven’t gotten enough of a solar or wind energy fix lately, here’s a list of several good stories on other websites that you might have missed. Solar Energy (Only) How To Save Money On Your Solar Panel Installation Installing solar panels on your home or business can be an … [continued]
The year is wrapping up, and I think the stats are solid enough at this point that we can share the top 20 stories of the year. (If there’s a shocking, last-minute change in the ranking, I’ll be sure to let you know.) See if you’ve read all of these: Electric Cars … [continued]
The US solar industry group SEPA could be building the case for federal legislation leading to a new national standard for solar incentives…or not.
