Reposted from Greentech Media with permission: By Shayle Kann Last month GTM Research published a report on the U.S. residential solar financing landscape. We undertook that research partly because we perceived a general lack of understanding of both who the residential third-party ownership (TPO) companies are and how they are differentiated. This article describes … [continued]
Here’s Elon Musk at a February 2013 TED Talk discussing electric vehicles, the groundbreaking Tesla Model S, electric vehicle charging stations, solar power, SolarCity, SpaceX, reusable rockets, “the physics approach,” and negative feedback: I’m actually not adding commentary because I think it’s a great talk that really just deserves a … [continued]
Reposted from Clean Power Research (with minor edits, including the questionable pun in the title): You’ve likely heard about the partnerships springing up between electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers and solar (PV) system providers. Most recently, Honda and SolarCity announced a plan that allows Honda customers to install solar with a low upfront … [continued]
Sunnova is now allowing ReneSola Ltd to provide solar leasing to its customers, making it the latest to get into the solar leasing game. Sunnova launched its leasing program in late 2012, and has now selected ReneSola as one of its vendors. Renesola is a global manufacturer of photovoltaic solar … [continued]
Now that the dust has settled on the Tesla vs. New York Times battlefield, weren’t we just saying that electric vehicles are selling quite well? That’s partly because car manufacturers are pulling out all the stops to get a foothold in the EV market before the competition really heats up. … [continued]
Here’s a video replay of today’s ‘Home Solar Hangout On Air’ hosted by Veterans United. Dave Llorens of 1BOG and I answered questions about solar power incentives, going solar, and more. Unfortunately, SolarCity couldn’t make it, but I think it was still a very useful chat for a lot of … [continued]
Dave Llorens of One Block Off The Grid (1BOG) has organized a Google+ “On-Air” Hangout about Home Solar Power — the “first ever” Google+ On-Air Hangout on that topic. Aside from Dave, the discussion will include Jonathan Bass, Senior Director of Communications at SolarCity (which is getting a whole ton of solar power on … [continued]
SolarCity, one of the top solar providers in the US, is now attempting to make a splash in the energy-efficient homes market. The company is showcasing the “net zero” home concept at the International Builders Show in Las Vegas, Nevada this week, hosted by the National Association of Home Builders.
One way you could tell where a market is headed is by looking at how well a top company in the industry is doing. That is no exception for the solar industry in 2012. Thus, SolarCity is a great company to take a look at to reflect on the solar … [continued]
Fresh off the announcement of Tesla Motors’ first positive cash flow earlier this month, the groundbreaking US-based electric car company has just put out word of its European prices for the Tesla Model S. As we’ve learned to expect the unexpected with Tesla, though, in typical brash fashion it is breaking with convention … [continued]
