Solar Summit 2018

Solar Summit 2018 Join us in San Diego on May 1st for two full days of packed networking opportunities & a unique mix of market intelligence. Now in it's 11th year, Solar Summit is the premier conference for defining industry needs & creating new business opportunities. Learn more & Register today!

04.20.18 Off Grid/Energy Access

Minigrids Are the Cheapest Way to Bring Electricity to 100 Million Africans Today

by Matthew Tilleard, Gabriel Davies and Lucy Shaw

The second-generation Powerwall now comes with a bigger price tag.

04.19.18 Energy Storage

Tesla Quietly Raised the Price of the Powerwall

30 by Julian Spector

04.20.18 The Lead

What Does 100 Gigawatts per Year of Solar Look Like?

0 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

Hawaii Could Save Big By Getting to 100% Renewables Faster

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Hawaii Could Save Big By Getting to 100% Renewables Faster

A new Rhodium Group report finds that accelerating Hawaii’s clean energy transition could save billions of dollars.

by Julia Pyper | April 20, 2018

The Data-Driven Grid Edge: Cybersecurity, Digital Twins and Mining Grid Assets

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The Data-Driven Grid Edge: Cybersecurity, Digital Twins and Mining Grid Assets

America ups charges on Russian cyberattacks. Plus, the latest in unified grid data models and M&A in the energy asset management data space.

by Jeff St. John | April 20, 2018

04.20.18 Markets & Policy 1

New Bipartisan Legislation Would Repeal Trump’s Solar Tariffs

“I don’t know what good can possibly come as a consequence of stifling the growth of solar power.”

by Julia Pyper

04.20.18 Policy 0

Lots of changes this week in Washington, D.C.

Energy Jobs: Wheeler at EPA, Southern Co.‘s Beattie Retires, and Top Trump Energy Aide Exits

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and venture capital.

by Katherine Tweed

Vattenfall placed one of its 8.8-megawatt turbines at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Center.

April 10, 2018 Wind Projects

World’s Most Powerful Wind Turbine: One Rotation ‘Can Power the Average UK Home for a Day’

111 by Emma Foehringer Merchant

April 19, 2018 Energy Storage

Tesla Quietly Raised the Price of the Powerwall

30 by Julian Spector

April 20, 2018 Markets & Policy

New Bipartisan Legislation Would Repeal Trump’s Solar Tariffs

1 by Julia Pyper

Shutting nuke plants in Ohio and Pennsylvania could be a carbon disaster.

04.16.18 Nuclear

Report: Losing FirstEnergy’s Nuclear Fleet Would Wipe Out Two Decades of Solar and Wind Progress

205 by Jeff St. John

Governor Murphy is expected to sign the legislation into law.

04.13.18 Regulation & Policy

New Jersey Passes Nuclear Subsidies, Boosts Renewables Target to 50%

161 by Julia Pyper

Murray started his speech by addressing the need for

04.10.18 Fossil Fuels

Coal Retirements Will Cause People to ‘Die in the Dark,’ Says Murray CEO

149 by Julia Pyper

04.20.18 Policy 37

The Trump Administration Just Hatched Another Plan to Buoy Coal and Nuclear

Welcome to the third act of the administration’s emergency plan to save its favorite fuels.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.19.18 Manufacturing 0

Trump's tariffs are shifting the U.S. solar manufacturing landscape.

The Trumpian Politics Behind SunPower’s Planned Purchase of SolarWorld USA

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Trump wanted a win, so SunPower gave him a win.

by Stephen Lacey

04.19.18 Energy Storage 9

A new report proposes 50 actions nonprofits can take promote battery deployments.

NGOs Get Charged Up Over Batteries in Climate Fight

Now they have a guide on how to help advance the technology.

by Jason Deign

04.19.18 Wind Markets & Policy 0

Siemens Gamesa and Vestas currently lead the global wind market.

For All China’s Might, Western OEMs Still Dominate Wind

Seven Chinese firms hold less than a third of the global market.

by Jason Deign

04.19.18 PODCASTS

The Trumpian Politics Behind SunPower’s Planned Purchase of SolarWorld USA

On this week’s Energy Gang podcast: Trump wanted a win, so SunPower gave him a win.

by Stephen Lacey

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04.19.18 Demand Response 6

OhmConnect grows into a strong residential demand response player.

OhmConnect Reveals $15M in VC Funding and 100MW Stake in Behavioral Demand Response

The startup has 300,000 users using its software to turn real-time household energy savings into cash payments. An $8.5 million Series B will open new markets.

by Jeff St. John

04.18.18 Manufacturing 5

Purchasing SolarWorld will give SunPower a comprehensive product offering.

SunPower CEO: SolarWorld Acquisition ‘Aligns Us’ With the Trump Admin

SunPower makes a “bold bet” that investing in American manufacturing will free the company from painful tariffs.

by Julia Pyper

Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar GTM Squared Live! An Energy Storage Roundtable

Tuesday April 24, 2018 2:00PM EDT

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Featured White Paper

GTM’s Ranking of the “Who’s Who” of Commercial Solar

GTM Research has aggregated data from the top EPCs, project developers, asset owners, and other leading companies in the U.S. commercial solar market. The resulting ranking shows the biggest players in today’s downstream U.S. commercial solar industry.

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04.18.18 Solar Finance & VC 1

Wunder Capital announced that an investment firm led its latest funding round.

Wunder Capital Closes $112 Million Fundraise for Commercial Solar

Big banks take note: The raise proves the viability of small commercial solar.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.18.18 Manufacturing 8

SunPower is vying for SolarWorld's American assets.

SolarWorld Asked Trade Officials to Exclude SunPower From Tariffs. Now SunPower Is Buying SolarWorld

“There was obviously a huge conflict of interest when they wrote support for excluding SunPower’s technology but not others.”

by Stephen Lacey, Julia Pyper, Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.18.18 PV Modules 8

Technology and innovation drive the next generation of PV solutions.

Bifacial Plus Tracking Boosts Solar Energy Yield by 27 Percent

Recent testing shows bifacial PERC modules can significantly increase energy yields.

by GTM Creative Strategies

04.18.18 Residential Solar 25

A closeup of one of the first Tesla Solar Roof installations.

Homeowner Calls Tesla Solar Roof Installation a ‘Positive Experience’

GTM catches up with one of the first customers to install a Tesla Solar Roof.

by Justin Gerdes

04.18.18 GTM Events 0

Solar Software Is About to Enter a Golden Age of Innovation

Why you should join us at GTM’s third annual Solar Software Summit on April 30.

by Nicole Wachtel

Featured White Paper

Why Personalization Matters

There’s strong industry consensus that personalization makes email much more effective, with lifts in engagement of a minimum of about 30% and as much as 6-7 times more than email that isn’t personalized. The same level of personalization can be applied across all channels and initiatives.

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Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Non-Wires Alternatives: Emerging, Maturing, or Stalled?

Thursday April 26, 2018 2:00 PM ET

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04.18.18 Utilities 4

A four-step plan to scaling Green Mountain Power's distributed energy efforts.

Green Mountain Power’s Distributed Energy Business Isn’t Scaling Fast Enough

RMI gives the Vermont utility advice on how to boost its limited uptake of Tesla Powerwalls, smart water heaters, EV chargers and other DERs to meet the state’s aggressive clean energy goals.

by Jeff St. John

04.17.18 Technology 1

DOE Announces $105 Million in New Funding for Solar R&D

The latest funding opportunity puts an emphasis on early-stage research and improving solar integration on the grid.

by Julia Pyper

Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Future Proofing Energy Storage Investments

Tuesday May 1, 2018 2:00 PM ET

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Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Distributed vs. Virtual Central

Thursday May 3, 2018 2:00 PM ET

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04.17.18 Energy Storage 1

Dynapower is assembling 72 module racks for the combined 40 megawatts of storage it's building for the New Jersey installations.

Viridity and Dynapower Chase Profit Amid PJM Storage Market Slowdown

“RegD is not dead, but you have to be smart about it.”

by Julian Spector

04.17.18 Fossil Fuels 19

Shell’s Sky Scenario: Solar Dwarfs Oil and Gas as World’s Primary Source of Energy

On this week’s Interchange podcast: the future of energy, according to Shell.

by Stephen Lacey

Upcoming Events

04.17.18 Solar Finance & VC 1

KWh Analytics unveils the first deal for its new solar project insurance product.

Energy Production Insurance for Your Solar Project, From Swiss RE and kWh Analytics

Called a “solar put,” kWh Analytics designed the new product to take uncertainty out of solar project investment.

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.17.18 Off Grid/Energy Access 5

Water From the Sun: Solar-Powered Water Pumps Offer African Farmers a Way Out of Poverty

But only if financing goes mainstream.

by Chris Warren

Upcoming Webinar

Upcoming Webinar Critical Commercial O&M Practices for Sustained Profitability

Thursday May 10, 2018 2:00 PM ET

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Featured White Paper

The Code To Closing Today’s Residential Solar Deals

Except for Hawaii, every solar market in the U.S. is still tapping into the ‘innovator’ and ‘early adopter’ population. Even in California, residential solar has yet to ‘cross the chasm’ and reach mainstream consumers.

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