Building off of a strong January and February, new electricity generation capacity added in the USA in March brought the 1st quarter split to 84% for all renewables, 81% for solar + wind. Utility-scale solar power now accounts for 1% of total US electricity generation capacity, small-scale solar an estimated … [continued]
Have some free time on your hands? Here you go, use it up: Tesla Tesla History — How Much Do You Know? (Video) SolarCity and Tesla Will Change The World 340+ Mile Tesla Roadster Upgrade Due Out In August After Driving a Tesla, Everyone Should Drive an ICE Tesla CEO Elon Musk Takes Japan’s … [continued]
Update (May 10): Note that none of the prices below include any subsidies or incentives. [Full Disclosure: I’m long TSLA & SCTY.] Since the Tesla Powerwall news came out, it seems the world has been racing to understand energy storage. It’s easy to understand the concept of storing electricity and … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove.org. North Carolina governor Patrick McCrory signed a one-year extension of the state’s renewable energy investment tax credit last week, a move that will encourage more solar development within the state, which is now 4th in the nation for installed solar capacity. The law will now expire on January … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove.org. Calling on the Legislature to act quickly to raise net metering caps, the Mass Solar Coalition stated recently that thousands of solar-related jobs are in jeopardy due to the caps for public and private projects. This finding was published in a final report sent recently to … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove.org. In its mission statement, the Federal Savings Bank says, “We are a veteran-owned, federally chartered bank with a focus on educating our customers about the mortgage process and providing opportunity for home ownership.” As part of that advice, it says veterans should consider rooftop solar systems when purchasing a home, according to … [continued]
Originally published on 1Sun4All. The team from New York City College of Technology (City Tech) started with a concept to provide a uniquely New York solution to emergency housing after catastrophic storms for its US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon 2015 competition house. Its DURA Home—an acronym for Diverse, Urban, Resilient, and Adaptable—is designed to be brought … [continued]
Update: See this article for more context and quotes: 38,000 Tesla Powerwall Reservations In Under A Week (Tesla / Elon Musk Transcript). Originally published on RenewEconomy Tesla says demand for battery storage products “just nutty”, and cites Australia and Germany as countries where household system will be economic. The hoopla around Tesla’s … [continued]
Originally published on SolarLove.org SolarCity and Tesla are teaming up to create turnkey residential power backup packages, according to a press release from SolarCity. Tesla announced its new Powerwall battery storage product to much fanfare last week. It is based on the lithium-ion battery technology that Tesla and its battery partner, Panasonic, use … [continued]
One of the huge pieces of news coming out of Tesla’s conference call last night was that 38,000 reservations have been made for Tesla’s Powerwall (but with an average above 1/reservation resulting in something more like 50,000 Powerwalls or more), as well as ~2,500 reservations for the much larger Powerpacks. This … [continued]
