Sunworks opts for Sharp SmartStorage for C&I
Sunworks plans to offer zero-down financing for solar plus storage installations for commercial and industrial customers, utilizing SmartStorage lithium ion technology.
Third-party solar proves less popular in installer survey
The latest data from online solar marketplace provider EnergySage echoes other national trends in finding that installers are increasingly moving back to cash purchases, especially at smaller companies.
DOE Secretary Moniz’s exit memo extolls solar progress
In the past eight years under President Obama, the solar industry has advanced from a tiny niche market to the country’s largest energy employer – though more work remains to be done.
SEIA to create finance advisory council
The national trade group will work with the Solar Energy Finance Association to improve access to low-cost financing.
The solar coaster: pv magazine USA’s 2016 year in review
With massive market growth, the bankruptcy of SunEdison and the election of a pro-coal climate denier as president, 2016 really was the best and the worst of times.
New Jersey solar market slows down in H2 2016
After installing 198 MW in the first six months of the year, New Jersey’s solar market appears to have declined substantially in the final months of 2016.
MIT report questions value of distributed solar
The Utility of the Future report decries poor state-level rate-making, mythical cross-subsidies by non-solar customers, and economies of scale as reasons that adding more distributed PV to utilities’ portfolios make little long-term economic sense.
HECO’s five-year plans accommodate more solar than ever
The aggressive goals filed last week builds on an April plan include expanded rooftop solar growth and additional utility-scale solar expansion. If HECO’s projections are accurate, it will be generating 100% its electricity from renewable sources five years earlier than originally planned.
SolarCity raises another $241 million
Sammons Renewable Energy led the equity portion of the $241 million cash equity transaction, which closed last week.
Duke program produces 40 MW of solar in South Carolina
More than 1,800 residential customers and 125 business customers have taken advantage of the utility’s Solar Rebate Program to reduce solar installation costs significantly.
