New York governor urged to double solar deployment goal
Currently New York has a state target of 10 GW deployed by 2030. The state’s Solar Energy Industries Association has called for a new target of 20 GW of distributed solar by 2035.
Trends in residential solar finance, equipment and maintenance
An installer survey shared typical loan terms, top equipment brands and what to expect from system maintenance services.
‘We must push back on net billing’
With California’s NEM 3.0 legislation having gutted panel sales and Arizona heading a bevy of other US states preparing to reduce solar-export payments, it’s time the United States solar industry stepped up, for ourselves as well as our customers.
U.S. solar exceeds five million installations
Over half of all U.S. solar installations have come online since the start of 2020 and over 25% have come online since the Inflation Reduction Act became law.
Sunrise brief: Solar cell prices continue to drop
Also on the rise: Hotter times will drive rooftop solar value. Compare over 20 energy storage solutions. And more.
Hotter times will drive rooftop solar value
An analysis suggests rooftop solar will increase in value by between 19% to 25% due to warming and changing weather patterns increasing onsite electricity demand.
Climate change to drive value of rooftop solar
University of Michigan researchers have found that the value of rooftop solar will increase by between 5% and 15% by the mid-century across a range of U.S. cities under moderate climate change, and by up to 20% by the end of the century.
Massachusetts city that mandates solar on new buildings celebrates latest success
Watertown, Massachusetts, a city with a model energy plan, now has a Gold LEED certified building with 252 kW solar and 125 kW storage system, along with 15 EV charging ports.
U.S. median residential solar price is $2.80 per watt, payback period 8 years
EnergySage marketplace data from the second half of 2023 shows moderate declines in cost for solar and energy storage.
California Supreme Court to review rooftop solar net metering
The state’s highest court granted review to a lawsuit challenging a “regressive” rooftop solar policy called NEM 3.0.
