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Can Better Solar Loans Slow the Surge of Third-Party Ownership?

Can Better Solar Loans Slow the Surge of Third-Party Ownership?

Stephen Lacey: March 13, 2013

A company with a new solar loan model wants to compete with third-party ownership.
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Alternative and Innovative Ways to Finance Wind and Solar

Alternative and Innovative Ways to Finance Wind and Solar

Herman K. Trabish: March 11, 2013

PPAs, synthetic PPAs, hedges, and unicorns
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GTM Guide to Solar Module Testing

GTM Guide to Solar Module Testing

Herman K. Trabish: February 4, 2013

Bankability is now the gate of entry to the market—but what is it?

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Bringing Bank Money to Solar

Bringing Bank Money to Solar

Herman K. Trabish: January 24, 2013

Can truSolar become the solar industry’s Kelley Blue Book?
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What Do Solar Module Test Procedures Prove?

What Do Solar Module Test Procedures Prove?

Herman K. Trabish: December 26, 2012

“Bankability is all about performance and ROI.”
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Winning Solar Strategies, Part 2: MEMC

Winning Solar Strategies, Part 2: MEMC

Herman K. Trabish: September 18, 2012

“When you own the customer, you own the price and you own the volume.”
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SolarCity’s SolarStrong to Move More Bank Money Into Military Housing

SolarCity’s SolarStrong to Move More Bank Money Into Military Housing

Herman K. Trabish: July 17, 2012

Putting sidelined U.S. Bancorp and BofA money into solar is “a step into the future.”
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Guest Post: Will Banks Win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Solar in 2012?

Guest Post: Will Banks Win Best Actor in a Leading Role for Solar in 2012?

Michael Johnson: May 2, 2012

From this point forward, every solar project will go through a tax equity investor and, most likely, that investor will be a bank.
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Solar Banking, Part 1: Smart Financial Engineering Funds the Big Solar Projects

Solar Banking, Part 1: Smart Financial Engineering Funds the Big Solar Projects

Herman K. Trabish: April 24, 2012

“The days of casual dating are over—we’ve got to deal with people where it’s a serious relationship.”
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Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

Can Developers Finance Big Solar Without the Cash Grant?

Herman K. Trabish: April 18, 2012

It’s back to tax equity for solar financing.
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Getting 33% Renewables on the Grid, Part 3

Getting 33% Renewables on the Grid, Part 3

Herman K. Trabish: December 15, 2011

To do it reliably and affordably, California’s system operator needs wires and a market to match its robust energy mix.
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New Study: Solar Grid Parity Is Here Today

New Study: Solar Grid Parity Is Here Today

Herman K. Trabish: December 7, 2011

A definitive new LCOE study says solar has achieved parity.
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Accelerating Wind Power and Wind Power Jobs

Accelerating Wind Power and Wind Power Jobs

Herman K. Trabish: November 28, 2011

DOE’s man in wind talks about how big turbines can get, where they will be built, and what the economic benefits will be.
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NRG Bluewater: Offshore Wind Is Power Near the People

NRG Bluewater: Offshore Wind Is Power Near the People

Herman K. Trabish: November 15, 2011

That’s why the DOE just funded an ABB-led consortium to determine the cost of bringing it ashore
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Did the Electric Car’s Revenge Premiere Prematurely?

Did the Electric Car’s Revenge Premiere Prematurely?

Herman K. Trabish: October 24, 2011

New York and Hollywood welcomed the new EV movie this weekend—but is it a little ahead of history?

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