Enphase no longer threatened with delisting
The microinverter maker has regained compliance with NASDAQ listing rules, but is still on uncertain ground financially.
Denver Housing Authority to launch low-income community solar program
A planned 2 MW plant will be the nation’s first community solar project owned by a housing authority.
Why the trade petition is hurting solar financing—and what can save it
In this op-ed for pv magazine, Standard Solar President and CEO Scott Wiater talks about adaptation strategies for solar companies struggling with financing due to the uncertainty caused by the Section 201 investigation.
Level Solar quietly goes under
Former employees are saying that the New York-based residential and C&I solar company has laid off everyone.
SEIA to the USITC: ‘What’s next?’ as Suniva/SolarWorld decision looms
In a letter to the U.S. International Trade Commission, the national solar association argues the two petitioners have no plan to be functional module manufacturers even if they’re provided “global safeguard relief.”
Three ways solar can mimic Apple’s marketing in a price-sensitive solar market
The latest op-ed by solar marketing guru Solar Fred looks at what solar can learn in terms of marketing, brand loyalty and customer experience from what is arguably the most popular personal technology brand on the planet.
Trackers dominate U.S. utility-scale solar (w/charts)
Among the many findings in a recent report by Lawrence Berkeley National Labs is that 79% of new U.S. utility-scale solar capacity in 2016 involved tracking systems.
U.S. renewable energy goals: Two steps forward, one back
Proposals for 100% renewable energy at the state level are struggling, as NRDC puts forward a blueprint for 70% wind and solar by 2050.
Dog bites man: Duke Energy prevails in lawsuit, keeping its monopoly in place
At issue was whether an agreement between NC WARN, a member-based nonprofit tackling the climate crisis, was acting as a public utility by providing solar electricity to a church. The public utilities commission – and now a court – has found that it was.
SEIA, kWh Analytics provide risk management recommendations
The new guide offers potential solar investors a list of best practices designed to manage unnecessary risk as they consider putting money into projects.
