Residential Ppa

Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity Scores $125M for Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: January 16, 2013

Third-party-owned solar financed most of the California residential solar market in 2012.

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

OneRoof Energy Planning $100M Fund, 4,000 Rooftops by Year’s End

Jeff St. John: July 30, 2012

New financing with investor and partner Hanwha, other plans for the company bringing third-party solar financing to roofers.

Has Vermont Solved the Solar Permitting Problem?

Has Vermont Solved the Solar Permitting Problem?

Eric Wesoff: May 29, 2012

A pioneering permitting process for residential solar systems is legislated by a small state, and a feed-in tariff is tweaked as well.

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

OneRoof Wins More VC for Its Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: April 5, 2012

Third-party-owned solar was more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Sungevity, Sanyo, Vivint, OneRoof, and CPF: A $250M Flurry of Third-Party Solar Financing

Eric Wesoff: October 19, 2011

Sungevity adds more to its fund; Vivint and OneRoof join the fray. Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Third-Party-Owned Solar Dominates the California Market

Eric Wesoff: September 30, 2011

Third-party-owned solar is more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011. San Jose is number one in residential installs.

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Clean Power Finance, Now a PPA Firm, Gets a $75M Fund From Google

Eric Wesoff: September 28, 2011

Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.

OneRoof Energy Gets $50M for Roofer-Installed Solar PPAs

OneRoof Energy Gets $50M for Roofer-Installed Solar PPAs

Eric Wesoff: September 23, 2011

A new channel to market for Hanwha Solar—and new opportunities for roofers

Colorado Joins Vermont in Solar Permit Price War

Colorado Joins Vermont in Solar Permit Price War

Eric Wesoff: June 15, 2011

Driving down the soft costs of solar, state by state

Clean Power Finance Is Now a PPA Firm Too

Clean Power Finance Is Now a PPA Firm Too

Eric Wesoff: June 13, 2011

Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.

DOE Going After Solar Permitting With $27M

DOE Going After Solar Permitting With $27M

Eric Wesoff: June 3, 2011

More attention focused on reducing solar’s “soft costs”

Has Vermont Solved the Solar Permitting Problem?

Has Vermont Solved the Solar Permitting Problem?

Eric Wesoff: May 31, 2011

A pioneering permitting process for residential solar systems from a small state

SunRun Gets $200M Tax Equity Commitment for Residential PV

SunRun Gets $200M Tax Equity Commitment for Residential PV

Eric Wesoff: May 9, 2011

U.S. Bancorp’s largest renewable energy tax equity fund to date: “The $200 million shows how much scale you’re going to need.”

Update: Solar Leasing Firms—The More the Merrier

Update: Solar Leasing Firms—The More the Merrier

Eric Wesoff: April 26, 2011

A few major players were omitted, so we’re updating the article with a more complete list of residential solar leasing firms.