The US Solar market set a new record for second quarter sales of over 1.1GW, up 21% over the same quarter in 2013. Analysts expect 2014 to be a banner year, with 6.5GW as a forecast. Which will be 36% higher than 2013 and more than 650% over 2010 levels. Furthermore...
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US CLEAN ENERGY GOES MAINSTREAM
Clean Edge’s recently released 2014 U.S. Clean Tech Leadership Index finds the U.S. clean-tech market making impressive strides in many areas. According to this year’s Index, eleven states generated more than 10 percent of their electricity. From clean-energy sources...
SOLAR MONETIZATION OPTION CHALLENGES THIRD-PARTY OWNERSHIP ASSUMPTIONS
Reprinted from The Solar Industry Magazine, Author Mark Del Franco While third-party ownership (TPO) represents much of the growth in residential photovoltaic installations, several factors may be starting to inject a few new wrinkles into the home solar market. The...
US SOLAR MARKET SETS ANOTHER GROWTH RECORD!
Solar PV installations increased 41 percent over 2012 to reach 4,751 megawatts – this was 15 times the market in 2008! The Solar Energy Industries Association just published the market results for Q4 2013, that suggests another record-shattering year. The residential...
RESIDENTIAL SOLAR AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY FINANCING : LOOK-AHEAD INTO 2014
As the US residential solar and home energy efficiency market takes rapid strides forward, the combined segment is expected to cross $10 billion of revenue in 2014. In the last couple of years, sales growth was driven by the popularity of third-party based financing...