Originally published on Cost of Solar. It’s time to answer another one of the common questions that people ask when they first start considering the lucrative and enticing prospect of going solar — “What are the best solar panels?” In the real world, there’s no such thing as “the best … [continued]
Canada’s “little Germany” has cut per-capita emissions 24% since 1990. The Ontario government announced on Friday that it will introduce legislation next week to ban the burning of coal and the building of new coal plants. The Canadian province expects to have completely outgrown coal by 2014, thanks to a combination of … [continued]
Vice President and Team Leader at NPD Solarbuzz, Finlay Colville, has published a blog post looking at solar PV module supply to Europe during 2014, and asks the question, is there any cause for alarm? The question comes in the wake of a roiling shifting of previous trends and stability. … [continued]
Originally published on RenewEconomy by Sophie Vorrath Falling demand has sent Australia’s rooftop solar market into a decline that could lead to more than 3,400 job losses over the next 12 months, according to a report commissioned by industry body REC Agents Association (RAA). The report by Green Energy Markets … [continued]
Texas-based home builder, PSW, and nationally recognized solar leader SolarCity recently announced they are providing solar systems for new homes in two Dallas-Fort Worth Communities. In a first ever move by a Dallas based home builder, SolarCity said the partnership will see houses in the 1600 Kings Highway and Bishop … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. If you’ve missed many of the articles we’ve published over the past couples months, I figured it was a good time to catch you up on some things. Below are 15 solar statistics or key facts that I think are worth your consideration: 1. About … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. We all like to think of ourselves as rational people, but the fact of the matter is that we all make economic decisions that are not rational at all. But many of these decisions are so common or engrained in our way of life … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. –> See how much money solar power could save you! There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar states. Of course, it depends on what factors and … [continued]
Originally published on Cost of Solar. Danny Kennedy, founder and president of Sungevity, was recently interviewed by Bloomberg TV. Most of the questions were about residential solar energy in the US in general. Danny knocked the ball out of the park so many times that I think someone should check … [continued]
One of the ways that an industry matures is by standardizing all sorts of processes, including financial processes, making proliferation of the industry’s offerings easier. Solar is still a young industry, but it is growing very fast, and solutions such as standardization of common processes is helping it along. As … [continued]
