Solar Love. US commercial solar energy continues gaining steam, with Walmart leading the way in terms of total installed solar power capacity (despite recent criticism for funding anti-solar organizations). The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) has just come out with its third annual Solar Means Business report, showcasing the most … [continued]
It’s a funny thing. The more you rattle the cage, the more the caged bird sings. Since I posted a link to Chet Henry’s piece on Red, Green, and Blue last week about the impressive salary pulled down by Solar Energy Industries Association President Rhone Resch, my inbox and voicemail … [continued]
By Arno Harris, SEIA Board Chairman, and Nat Kreamer, SEIA Vice Chairman of the Board More than 150 years ago, American author and humorist Mark Twain wrote, “Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.” Sadly, some things never change. Recently, a few bloggers took exception to … [continued]
A friend linked me to a story this week that made my blood boil. And oddly enough, it has absolutely nothing to do with investor-owned utilities. In fact, it shines a light on a growing concern about the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). As detailed in this excellent take-down by … [continued]
Suggestions of ending the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for US solar energy projects has the industry’s top official wanting the White House to revise its position. President Barack Obama released last week in his 2015 fiscal year budget the phase-out of the ITC by December 31, 2016. In its place … [continued]
Originally Published in the ECOreport. When Rhone Resch used to get together with the CEOs from other energy sectors for lunch, he always felt like the little guy at the table. He might have been President of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), but it was the major players—like gas … [continued]
From an article over Cost Of Solar* about both the type of solar quotes featured below as well as solar power cost and savings quotes, here’s some Sunday fun for you: I’m a huge fan of great quotes (or, quotations, as my high school English teacher would emphasize they should be called). Obviously, … [continued]
The US solar energy industry installed a record-setting 930MW of photovoltaic panels in 3Q 2013, passing 10GW total installed capacity – enough to power 1.7 million homes.
From Big Box retailers to industrial manufacturers and commercial real estate developers, installing solar energy makes cents for America’s most well known and efficiently run businesses.
Originally published on San Diego Loves Green. By Roy L. Hales. Governor Brown has signed AB 327. Despite the initial solar vs utilities flare-up, the final version of AB 327 was something that most parties on both sides could agree on. One of the passages that many found offensive – authorization for the … [continued]
