The top 10 commercial solar developers in the US only account for 42% of the total US commercial market, according to new figures published this week. According to figures published in GTM Research’s latest report, U.S. Commercial Solar Landscape 2016-2020, the US commercial solar market is much more fragmented than its … [continued]
New figures from GTM Research have shown that on-site commercial solar remains a compelling option for many large energy consumers. According to a new briefing GTM Research published for its Grid Edge Customer Network members, the firm revealed figures which showed, despite a “slightly negative growth for a second straight … [continued]
Originally published on Solar Love. Interest is escalating in financing commercial and utility-scale solar rooftop and storage projects. In a recent pv magazine interview, Open Energy Group founder and CEO Graham Smith said he believes “commercial and industrial solar [in the US] is at an early stage of maturity.” With such potential in mind, … [continued]
SolarCity now has access to a fund that will allow for the financing of more than $1 billion in new commercial-scale solar energy systems (including battery storage systems), according to a press release out from the company today. This fund — which includes a substantial input from Credit Suisse — … [continued]
NRG Energy, the largest independent power producer in the United States, announced Wednesday that its subsidiary, NRG Renew, will join Kaiser Permanente, a major nonprofit US health provider serving over 9 million people, in creating one of the top three on-site commercial solar portfolios among all US companies. The California project will … [continued]
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. … [continued]
Solar Love. Solar power news keeps getting better. Stem and Kyocera Solar have joined forces to provide both solar panels and an intelligent energy storage system. Stem says that up to 50% of an energy bill can be based on peak charges. The company’s advanced battery storage and predictive analytics … [continued]
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of … [continued]
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 … [continued]
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 … [continued]
