Treat me fair, and I’ll give you the solar powered stars
Research of EnergySage platform revisions suggests an increased customer experience, a price guidance tool that lowers installed system costs 10-15¢/W, and that residential customers are willing to pay 64¢/W for premium product installations, a number greater than installers often recognize.
Enphase launches microinverter upgrade program
The program allows eligible owners of older Enphase microinverter lines a series of options to upgrade to the company’s newest seventh-generation microinverters.
Insuring the cash flow of residential solar power
kWh Analytics has structured its Solar Revenue Put for a portfolio of 4,000 residential systems totaling 35 MW-DC, insuring the long term production of the portfolio to ease investor’s worries.
Careful money buys up Spruce Finance
HPS Investment partners has bought up the sixth-largest third-party solar provider, with board co-chair Christian Fong taking the reins as CEO.
Eleven renewable energy suitors for Rhode Island
National Grid has published the results of its 400 MW solicitation, collecting almost 2.5 GW of bids from eleven developers. 41 projects were submitted in total.
Salt River Project wants 1 GW of solar
The Arizona water and power cooperative has announced plans to increase its utility scale solar energy to 1 GW of capacity by 2025. SRP currently hosts 248 MW of solar.
AES commits to 2-3 GW of renewable energy annually through 2020 in climate scenario report
The utility giant is featuring new renewable energy generation and battery storage systems at the head of its new climate scenario report, with renewable energy being key to the company’s goal of 70% carbon reductions.
Overbuilding solar cheaper than seasonal storage and natural gas in Minnesota
An analysis by Clean Power Research, commissioned by the MN Solar Pathways Initiative, shows that 10% solar by 2025, and 70% wind+solar+storage in 2050 can be achieved at a comparable cost to natural gas-fired generation.
Cash is king in residential solar, long live the lease!
A Wood Mackenzie Renewables & Power report shows that so far in 2018, direct ownership of residential solar – either out of pocket or via bank loan – now represents 64% of purchases.
North Carolina community seeks (more than) $250 million solar facility
Adani Solar USA is looking for 2,940 acres of land to build the second largest solar plant east of the Rocky Mountains. Local commissioners are moving prudently, initially stopping progress, but recent town meetings have shown support.
