As New Jersey Announces a New Round of Solar Funding, SRECs Remain Prominent...
After several weeks of uncertainty, the New Jersey solar energy rebate program set a start date of September 1st, 2010 for the third funding cycle for solar energy systems. Known as the Renewable...
View ArticleSol Systems and Clean Currents Announce SREC Partnership
Sol Systems and Clean Currents, two pioneers in distributed solar energy finance and development, have partnered together. The collaborative partnership between Sol Systems and Clean Currents ensures...
View ArticleThe Status of PACE Loans
Since their inception in 2008 in California, Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) loans have provided homeowners and businesses with the upfront financing necessary to implement energy efficiency...
View ArticleState by State Solar Licensing Database
Earlier this week, we came across a great resource we think our installer partners could use to expand and grow their businesses. It’s called the ‘Solar Licensing Database’, and it was created by the...
View ArticleArlington, Virginia Commercial Scale Solar Development RFP
Notice to developers in the Washington DC metropolitan area: we want to share with you an RFP for commercial scale solar developments. Arlington County has issued a Request for Proposals to pre-qualify...
View ArticleAs the Federal RES Evolves, What Does it Mean for Solar?
This last September, the U.S. Senate introduced the Renewable Electricity Promotion Act of 2010, Senate Bill 3813, a stand-alone Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) that will require sellers of...
View ArticleCalifornia’s HomeBuyer Solar Option Sets Example for Growth of Distributed...
California continues to prove its leadership in advancing the solar industry by instituting a new HomeBuyer Solar Option and Solar Offset Program to promote distributed solar development. The HomeBuyer...
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An Outlook On Solar in 2011
Competition is stiff in the solar manufacturing industry, with companies like Evergreen announcing their departure from the United States to China in order to reduce costs. Enormous global module...
View ArticleMagic and Sunrays in the Air
In a neighborhood where painting your door a different color requires approval from a presidentially appointed commission, Georgetown Energy is aiming to permanently change the view of dozens of houses...
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New Jersey’s PSE&G Announces Solar Loan Program III
PSE&G, the largest utility in New Jersey, has announced a third iteration of its solar loan program. After finishing two rounds of its successful solar loan program, New Jersey’s Public Service...
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California’s AB 327 Proposes Changes to Current Rate Structures, Protects Net...
AB 327 proposes giving the CPUC authority to change rate structures and extends net energy metering (NEM) policy in California. After being passed by the California Senate, the controversial net energy...
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Sun Still Rising on Residential Solar
We still see tremendous potential in commercial and industrial (C&I solar), but we’re also bullish on residential solar. There is much evidence pointing to a rosy future for residential solar....
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3 Financing Lessons Residential Solar Can Teach C&I
Here’s what commercial and industrial (C&I) solar can learn from the booming residential solar market. As new and old solar investors seek investment opportunities in distributed generation (DG)...
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Beyond the Meter: Remote Solar on the Horizon?
A Less-Than-Totally-Addressable Market Commercial solar can be an extremely difficult, uphill sell. Not only must a salesperson overcome traditional customer barriers of ignorance, indifference, or...
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Who Pays for Countervailing Tariffs on Chinese Solar Panels?
Tariffs on Chinese solar panels will raise prices on utility-scale projects and in the distributed solar market. On June 2, 2014, the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) made the decision to start...
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SRECs Accelerate Payback Period through Sol Combo Contract
Sol Combo shortens payback periods, bringing solar into reach for more homeowners. If 62% of Americans responded to a survey agreeing that they would like to use solar in their homes, why do only about...
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Maryland Passes Community Solar Bill
Will Maryland be the next big market for community solar development? It’s official: the Maryland state legislature has passed HB 1087, titled “Electricity – Community Solar Energy Generating System...
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Everything You Need to Know About Storage – A Primer
The possibility of adding storage to solar projects sounds attractive in concept, but what is the material impact for solar customers? Batteries have been blowing up lately. No, I’m not talking about...
View ArticleMagic and Sunrays in the Air
In a neighborhood where painting your door a different color requires approval from a presidentially appointed commission, Georgetown Energy is aiming to permanently change the view of dozens of houses...
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New Jersey’s PSE&G Announces Solar Loan Program III
PSE&G, the largest utility in New Jersey, has announced a third iteration of its solar loan program. After finishing two rounds of its successful solar loan program, New Jersey’s Public Service...
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