GTM: Residential customer-acquisition costs will come down – eventually
In a just released report on residential-customer acquisition costs, GTM Research says with national installers changing strategies, the costs will rise this year – but they will slowly come down in 2018 and beyond.
U.S. Department of Energy backs solar with further $46 million for SunShot Initiative
The funding is for 48 identified solar projects spanning two SunShot programs designed to advance solar power technologies in the U.S.
Dispatches from Intersolar North America: The “Suniva effect” is real – and it’s already started
ANALYSIS: Discussions with at least one growing solar developer reveal panel shortages, asterisks and other potential clouds on solar’s horizon because of the Section 201 trade case.
SolarWorld Americas receives $6m cash lifeline
The U.S. arm of the troubled solar power company can expect to receive a $6 million infusion of cash from its lenders, which have also permitted the sale of non-operational assets.
SMA and Cypress Creek enter into 10-year master service agreement
Two industry powerhouses join forces to combine their experience to maximize up-time for Cypress’ ever-expanding portfolio.
Net metering is dead. Long live net metering
The must-see panel of Intersolar North America (if you could only see one) discussed the most pressing issue in distributed solar today: What’s happening with net metering – and where does the industry go from here?
Dispatches from Intersolar: Is U.S. solar’s future dependent on Trump?
ANALYSIS: If the Suniva Section 201 trade case gets to the president’s desk, Shayle Kann says it just might be.
Solar and political struggle: The view from Intersolar North America
Despite all the success of the U.S. solar industry, the 10th annual Intersolar North America launched on an activist tone, with policy struggles at both the state and national level. In many ways, the work of transforming our energy system is just beginning
Report: Global corporate funding of solar reached $4.6 billion in first half of 2017
Despite a robust first quarter, Mercom CEO Raj Prabhu says the uncertainty surrounding the Suniva trade case caused a dip in the second quarter and could have devastating effects going forward.
Approval granted for New York’s largest community solar project
The town of Grand Island in Upstate New York has authorized a 4.4 MW-DC community solar project, one of three that developer Blue Rock Energy has either completed or has underway in the state.
