Solar Industry

Solar PV Industry Now Operating As Net Energy Producer

Solar PV Industry Now Operating As Net Energy Producer

Earthtechling, Pete Danko: April 5, 2013

Stanford researchers single out manufacturing and materials efficiency gains as the enabling factors.

What Will the Solar PV Market Look Like in 2016?

What Will the Solar PV Market Look Like in 2016?

Stephen Lacey: March 11, 2013

“If you think the tumult of the last two years in the solar industry is over, you’re wrong.”

More Than 100 Gigawatts of Solar PV Now Installed Worldwide

More Than 100 Gigawatts of Solar PV Now Installed Worldwide

Stephen Lacey: February 11, 2013

The global solar market, historically dominated by Europe, is starting to shift.

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?

REITs, MLPs, and Mortgages: Solar After the ITC

REITs, MLPs, and Mortgages: Solar After the ITC

Herman K. Trabish: January 18, 2013

Solar financial players are talking MLPs and REITs but the answer may be closer to home—a mortgage.

Clinton to Solar: ‘You Represent the Future’ and ‘You Will Prevail’

Clinton to Solar: ‘You Represent the Future’ and ‘You Will Prevail’

Herman K. Trabish: September 13, 2012

“You’ve got to take chances if you’re going to tomorrow’s dance.”

SPI 2012: Solar Industry Moving ‘Forward, Together’

SPI 2012: Solar Industry Moving ‘Forward, Together’

Herman K. Trabish: September 11, 2012

The new reality in the solar industry

Is Ampt’s HD PV Alliance an Answer to Lower Solar Costs?

Is Ampt’s HD PV Alliance an Answer to Lower Solar Costs?

Herman K. Trabish: September 10, 2012

Some of the industry’s biggest inverter, junction box and module makers are in.

Solar for Mind and Spirit—and $15 Billion for Education

Solar for Mind and Spirit—and $15 Billion for Education

Herman K. Trabish: August 15, 2012

Add schools and churches to the consumers making money in solar through third-party financing.

How Solar’s ITC Tax Credit Is a Money-Maker

How Solar’s ITC Tax Credit Is a Money-Maker

Herman K. Trabish: July 30, 2012

A new study “blows apart the notion that the ITC is somehow welfare for the solar industry.”

SolarCity Gets New $250 Million Fund From U.S. Bancorp

SolarCity Gets New $250 Million Fund From U.S. Bancorp

Herman K. Trabish: June 14, 2012

Solar’s value brings the bank back for its sixth investment in third-party ownership.

CPF Launches Assault on Rooftop Solar Costs With DOE Backing

CPF Launches Assault on Rooftop Solar Costs With DOE Backing

Herman K. Trabish: June 13, 2012

Better system servicing and the right installer for each customer means less investor risk and lower-cost solar.

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Is Net Energy Metering for Solar Power a Subsidy?

Herman K. Trabish: May 23, 2012

The true costs and benefits of “the civil rights legislation for solar”

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

CPUC on the Verge of Major Decision About Solar’s Net Metering

Herman K. Trabish: May 15, 2012

Advocates say solar’s “civil rights policy” is under attack, and utilities say it is unfair to ratepayers.

The Biggest Little Town in Solar

The Biggest Little Town in Solar

Herman K. Trabish: April 26, 2012

It takes a village to cut through the red tape and streamline solar permitting.