Markets & Policy | Solar Policy

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: American Solar Manufacturers Oppose Solar Tariffs

CASE: May 15, 2012

Dow Corning, Hemlock Semiconductor, GT Advanced Technologies, MEMC, REC Silicon, and Suntech America believe that free trade is good for the American solar industry and American jobs.

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Guest Post: US-China Solar Trade Investigation; Upcoming Catalysts

Hari Chandra Polavarapu: May 15, 2012

China’s solar industry subsidies distort the solar PV competitive and trade landscape.

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Anatomy of the SolarWorld US-China Solar Trade Case

Eric Wesoff: May 14, 2012

The other tariff shoe drops this week. It could change the shape of the solar market.

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

BrightSource Argues for a New Way to Value Solar Power Plants

Herman K. Trabish: May 14, 2012

Net market value measures all the benefits and costs of delivering energy into the system.

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Slide Show: This Year’s Solar Savior Is ‘Emerging Markets’

Eric Wesoff: May 10, 2012

Is the “emerging market” rallying cry a mirage or another savior market for solar?

Consolidation Chronicles: Soltecture Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Consolidation Chronicles: Soltecture Joins the List of German Solar Insolvencies

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2012

Sulfurcell changed its name to Soltecture in 2011, but could not change its destiny—or create a BIPV market.

Compelling Quotes From the GTM Solar Summit

Compelling Quotes From the GTM Solar Summit

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2012

Quotes and viewpoints from solar leaders on the US utility market, life after 1603, DRAMs, coal, and natural gas futures.

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Green Jobs: First Solar’s New CEO and CTO; Amyris, SEPA Staff Shuffles

Eric Wesoff: May 8, 2012

Jeffery Wolfe steps down as CEO of groSolar, plus new blood at SEPA

Guest Post: The Net Energy Metering Debate—Symptom of a Much Deeper Issue

Guest Post: The Net Energy Metering Debate—Symptom of a Much Deeper Issue

Ned Harvey, Virginia Lacy: May 8, 2012

Twenty-first-century technology is colliding with institutional structures that have remained relatively unchanged since the 20th century.

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Utilities’ Honest Assessment of Solar in the Electricity Supply

Herman K. Trabish: May 7, 2012

“If we fast-forward to this conference five years from now, half of the agenda is going to be storage.”

Morgan Stanley Brings $300 Million to Residential Solar Leasing

Morgan Stanley Brings $300 Million to Residential Solar Leasing

Herman K. Trabish: May 3, 2012

The Wall Street giant will partner with Clean Power Finance to face SolarCity, SunRun, and the rest of the gang.

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Breaking News: First Solar Gets New CEO, New CTO

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

James Hughes, the Chief Commercial Officer, is now CEO. Interim CEO and founder Mike Ahearn continues as Chairman.

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Update: Tom Doyle of NRG: Reasons to Be Cheerful in Solar in 2012

Eric Wesoff: May 3, 2012

“We are changing the energy industry—and we’re changing the world.” (Updated with news from NRG Q1 earnings report)

Solar’s Net Metering Under Attack

Solar’s Net Metering Under Attack

Herman K. Trabish: May 3, 2012

Utilities complain of losing money when solar owners’ meters are spinning backwards.

Guest Post: UK Solar Feed-In Tariffs—Debunking the Myths

Guest Post: UK Solar Feed-In Tariffs—Debunking the Myths

Dane Cross: May 3, 2012

A perspective piece which asserts that passing solar costs on to non-solar customers is “right” and an incentive to go solar