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.
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Third-party-owned solar financed most of the California residential solar market in 2012.
New financing with investor and partner Hanwha, other plans for the company bringing third-party solar financing to roofers.
A pioneering permitting process for residential solar systems is legislated by a small state, and a feed-in tariff is tweaked as well.
The falling cost of solar is falling on deaf ears in the residential sector.
Third-party-owned solar was more than 50 percent of the California home solar market in 2011.
A plan to double the number of residential PV installations in the U.S. is full speed ahead.
Are programs like SolarCity’s SolarStrong project threatened by this amendment?
A plan to double the number of residential PV installations in the US is full speed ahead—despite a thwarted DOE loan guarantee.
Tennessee Valley Authority seeks to drive residential and commercial installations well into the future.
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.
A 15-percent threshold for intermittent renewables hinders an otherwise attractive market.
Third-party financing and Energy Administration rebates sustain growth in the residential segment.
Can third-party financing boost future installations?
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.
Another entrant in the residential PPA market—with backing from KP and Google.
The shift from the centralized utility model is forcing utilities—for the first time in their existence—to figure out how to compete.
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