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Solar’s Past, Present, and Future at PVSC

Solar’s Past, Present, and Future at PVSC

Herman K. Trabish: June 19, 2013

Three talks at the PV conference point to solar’s most urgent needs.

The Origins of Solar Reliability

The Origins of Solar Reliability

Herman K. Trabish: June 18, 2013

What Barbie dolls can teach module manufacturers

Utility Solar Is Dead; Long Live Distributed Generation

Utility Solar Is Dead; Long Live Distributed Generation

Haresh Patel: June 17, 2013

The shift from the centralized utility model is forcing utilities—for the first time in their existence—to figure out how to compete.

APS Responds to Sunrun CEO Ed Fenster on Net Metering

APS Responds to Sunrun CEO Ed Fenster on Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: June 17, 2013

The net metering debate continues to burn.

Solar 2.0: The Rise of the Robots

Solar 2.0: The Rise of the Robots

Herman K. Trabish: June 16, 2013

Alion Energy wants to automate solar PV power plant construction.

The Coming US Distributed Solar Boom

The Coming US Distributed Solar Boom

Shayle Kann: June 14, 2013

Opportunities and risks in a cost-competitive market

Homeowner Associations, The Right to Solar, and Solar Soft Costs

Homeowner Associations, The Right to Solar, and Solar Soft Costs

Herman K. Trabish: June 12, 2013

One way to reduce solar soft costs is to prevent them.

Sunrun CEO: Why Utilities Are Attacking Net Metering

Sunrun CEO: Why Utilities Are Attacking Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: June 12, 2013

“They have a profit opportunity when they own solar, but not with net-metered solar.”

India Coal Mining Behemoth Nibbles at Solar

India Coal Mining Behemoth Nibbles at Solar

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: June 11, 2013

PR gambit or hopeful sign? The giant mining company Coal India is thinking about building a (relatively small) solar power plant.

Germany’s PV Generation Peaked at 23.4 Gigawatts on June 6

Germany’s PV Generation Peaked at 23.4 Gigawatts on June 6

Eric Wesoff: June 11, 2013

Not a misprint. 23.4 gigawatts.

China’s Long-Term Energy Plan Could Focus on Efficiency and Fracking

China’s Long-Term Energy Plan Could Focus on Efficiency and Fracking

Herman K. Trabish: June 11, 2013

Moving from managing generation to promoting energy savings

US Installs Record 723 Megawatts of Solar PV in Q1 2013

US Installs Record 723 Megawatts of Solar PV in Q1 2013

Nicholas Rinaldi: June 11, 2013

New report highlights continued growth of residential solar in U.S. in best Q1 ever.

SEPA Report: Utilities Ranked by Solar Deployed

SEPA Report: Utilities Ranked by Solar Deployed

Eric Wesoff: June 10, 2013

2012 was a good year for solar in the U.S. Utilities might claim credit, but the effort, innovation, and results come from customers, installers, and manufacturers.

California Solar Breaks the 2 GW Output Mark

California Solar Breaks the 2 GW Output Mark

Herman K. Trabish: June 10, 2013

And more solar records to come

A Digital Deal Room for Faster Solar Financing From Mercatus

A Digital Deal Room for Faster Solar Financing From Mercatus

Herman K. Trabish: June 10, 2013

“Yes or no is great, and maybe will kill you. We are trying to get out of this world of maybe.”