Solar Financing

OneRoof Adds $100M More in Home Solar Rooftop Financing

OneRoof Adds $100M More in Home Solar Rooftop Financing

Eric Wesoff: February 28, 2013

The surge of financing money flooding into residential solar continues.

Are Banks Backing Away From Solar Projects?

Are Banks Backing Away From Solar Projects?

Herman K. Trabish: February 25, 2013

“There are certainly a lot more questions.”

Oversupply and Uncertainty for Massachusetts SREC Market in 2013

Oversupply and Uncertainty for Massachusetts SREC Market in 2013

Staff: February 20, 2013

GTM Research and SRECTrade look into the crystal ball to chart near-term SREC strategies.

EnergySage Tackles Solar Acquisition Costs

EnergySage Tackles Solar Acquisition Costs

Katherine Tweed: June 20, 2012

The company gets DOE support to be one-stop shopping for potential solar customers.

Solar Banking, Part 2: Five Key Considerations in Large-Scale Solar Financing

Solar Banking, Part 2: Five Key Considerations in Large-Scale Solar Financing

Herman K. Trabish: April 25, 2012

“There is a tremendous amount of capital that still is available. The question is, how do you get it?”

$10 Billion Solar Funding Tsunami

$10 Billion Solar Funding Tsunami

Eric Wesoff: August 1, 2011

SunPower, First Solar, SolarCity, ClearPath, Soitec, Borrego, FRV, Cogentrix, Amonix and 25 solar startups raised big money in the last three months.

The Solar Industry’s Biggest Problem

The Solar Industry’s Biggest Problem

Michael Kanellos: July 19, 2011

Bankability is a four-letter word.

Feed-In Tariff, California Style: CPUC Passes One Gigawatt RAM Program

Feed-In Tariff, California Style: CPUC Passes One Gigawatt RAM Program

Eric Wesoff: December 16, 2010

RAM, the Renewable Auction Mechanism, is a Californian take on the European style feed-in tariff for procuring solar and renewables.

KPCB Still Very Much in the Greentech VC Business, Invests in Solar SaaS Startup Clean Power Finance

KPCB Still Very Much in the Greentech VC Business, Invests in Solar SaaS Startup Clean Power Finance

Eric Wesoff: December 14, 2010

Sources: KP joins Google Ventures in solar SaaS startup CPF.

The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility Scale”

The Blue Wing Solar Project: “Truly Utility Scale”

Eric Wesoff: November 16, 2010

223,900 First Solar panels and 4,444 racks on 113 acres producing 16 megawatts

Report: PV Industry Will Grow 92% in 2010 to Surpass 15 GW

Report: PV Industry Will Grow 92% in 2010 to Surpass 15 GW

Staff: October 27, 2010

The latest data indicate 25 gigawatts by 2012 and sub-one-dollar-per-watt module pricing by 2012.

Four Really Big Things Happened in Solar This Week

Four Really Big Things Happened in Solar This Week

Eric Wesoff: October 26, 2010

SunPower, BYD, Solar Millennium at Blythe and more.

Sharp Solar and Solar Frontier Ready to Reclaim Japan’s Leadership in Solar

Sharp Solar and Solar Frontier Ready to Reclaim Japan’s Leadership in Solar

Eric Wesoff: October 19, 2010

Gargantuan, fire-breathing thin film players are arriving on the scene, looking to take on First Solar.

MEMC Gets O’Rourke, Cramer and Texas

MEMC Gets O’Rourke, Cramer and Texas

Eric Wesoff: October 7, 2010

Personnel and business changes at the acquisitive, aggressive and diversifying solar player.

Will Fanny and Freddy Stop PACE?

Will Fanny and Freddy Stop PACE?

Rosalind Jackson and Annie Carmichael: June 8, 2010

A national response over lender concerns about green retrofit programs