Finance

Central America’s solar boom: Central American nations have emerged from obscurity to a leading role in the deployment and integration of large amounts of renewable energy. But the Energy Transition in this region is just beginning.

As loans increasingly replace third party solar as the dominant business model for residential solar, the landscape of loan providers is also growing more diverse.

As cooperation with SolarWakeup, pv magazine USA brings you a podcast by EnergyWakeup featuring Standard Solar’s Tony Clifford, who talks about SEIA, the acquisition of his company by Gaz Metro, and more.

A Delaware bankruptcy court judge yesterday approved the $50 million sale of the residential solar installer to private equity firm Northern Pacific Group.

Two weeks after laying off 131 employees without notice and closing its module plant in Michigan, one of the largest U.S. solar manufacturers has filed for bankruptcy.

The distributed solar and energy efficiency finance provider has neither confirmed nor denied that Goldman Sachs’ involvement involves a potential sale of the company.

To close a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad quarter, the troubled company saw its CEO resign, came to an agreement with a creditor and finally got around to paying (part of) its rent.

The tech giant has agreed to pay $24 million to the utility for the pleasure of circumventing its role.

The announcement builds on Albuquerque’s commitment to get 25% of its energy from solar by 2025.

The Canadian asset management firm has bought into a D.E. Shaw portfolio of assets in eight U.S. states.