Tag: solar industry

March 23, 2023

According to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), the United States solar industry continues to set records. SEIA predicted that the country’s total installed solar capacity would more than quadruple by 2030, with annual installations reaching 45 GW. This growth […]

November 17, 2022

Last week, the CPUC issued the latest version of its proposal to change California’s net energy metering tariff, which involves moving to a system of net billing where the retail export compensation rate — what customers are paid for the […]

June 15, 2022

The CPUC released its proposal to revise California’s current net energy metering program in December, outlining a tariff structure that included an export compensation rate based on the avoided cost values of behind-the-meter systems. However, the proposal drew a lot […]

February 4, 2021

In normal times, selling solar is a relatively old-school process. Branded vans cruise neighborhoods, unloading employees who knock on dozens of doors. When they’re lucky enough to find a sympathetic ear, many sellers step into a customer’s home, ready to […]

October 15, 2020

The solar industry will require $7 billion to $8 billion of tax capacity from external investors in 2020, according to a new Wood Mackenzie research insight. But the competition to secure that investment is tighter than ever. Tax equity for […]

June 12, 2020

Residential solar installers are gearing up for a surge of demand for battery storage products as the critical California market swings from a COVID-19 shutdown straight into wildfire season. Storage has become increasingly central to the business models of home […]

May 28, 2020

Massachusetts issued emergency revisions to its main solar support program last month to help an industry struggling with the coronavirus lockdown. But developers say the changes will have opposite their intended effect, causing the cancellation of hundreds of megawatts of […]

March 10, 2020

Solar developers working in the U.S. have spent years refining their plans to secure the federal Investment Tax Credit for as much of their pipeline as possible by “safe-harboring” projects in advance of the step-down taking place. As long as […]

September 20, 2019

Four years ago, the U.S. solar industry was in the midst of “jockeying” to attach an extension of the Investment Tax Credit — the industry’s “most important public policy” — to whatever legislation lawmakers deemed appropriate. As the credit neared […]

August 28, 2018

As rain from Tropical Storm Lane subsided Monday, Hawaii’s solar industry seems to have avoided serious damage. However, two solar industry professionals called the situation “a wake-up call.” Though Lane weakened as it slammed into Hawaii, 13,000 Hawaiian Electric (HECO) […]

January 25, 2018

President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on imported solar equipment cleared up a lot of uncertainty for the energy sector. But the decision also left lingering questions and fears over the future of the solar industry — and utility […]