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Behind Closed Doors, Utilities Grapple with New Strategies

Behind Closed Doors, Utilities Grapple with New Strategies

Chris Nelder 
: June 19, 2013

Not all utilities are simply digging in their heels against change.

SolarCity Raises 2013 Guidance to 270 Megawatts Installed

SolarCity Raises 2013 Guidance to 270 Megawatts Installed

Eric Wesoff: June 19, 2013

A breakout year for the distributed energy generation trendsetter

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.

Enphase on Business Models, Microgrids, and More

Video: Enphase on Business Models, Microgrids, and More

Staff: June 19, 2013

Raghu Belur from Enphase Energy talks with GTM about which business models will survive the shakeout, and what that will mean in the future of the industry. 

Greentech Media Conference Explores the Reinvigoration of Greentech Investing

Greentech Media Conference Explores the Reinvigoration of Greentech Investing

Staff: June 19, 2013

Announcing “NextWave Greentech Investing”

Lists: The 12-Step Program for Solar Interconnection

Lists: The 12-Step Program for Solar Interconnection

Herman K. Trabish: June 18, 2013

The dos and don’ts—and what utilities worry about

The Origins of Solar Reliability

The Origins of Solar Reliability

Herman K. Trabish: June 18, 2013

What Barbie dolls can teach module manufacturers

Solar PV Module Costs to Fall to 36 Cents per Watt by 2017

Solar PV Module Costs to Fall to 36 Cents per Watt by 2017

Nicholas Rinaldi: June 18, 2013

Majority of new cost gains over next four years to come from technology innovation, automation

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.

The Sunset of Solel, Siemens and Solar Trough CSP Technology

The Sunset of Solel, Siemens and Solar Trough CSP Technology

Eric Wesoff: June 17, 2013

Siemens, unable to find a buyer for the CSP remnants of Solel, lays off 150 workers.

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

Meet Talesun Solar

Video: Meet Talesun Solar

Staff: June 14, 2013

Albie Fong of Talesun Solar tells GTM about the company's quick rise to tier-1 status in the module manufacturing field.

The Energy Gang: The Grid Resiliency Edition

The Energy Gang: The Grid Resiliency Edition

Stephen Lacey: June 13, 2013

Even a powerful storm couldn’t stop our conversation about grid resiliency.