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RECORD GROWTH OF SOLAR INSTALLATIONS IN Q2 2014
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...
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...
ENACT SYSTEMS LAUNCHES MOBILE SOFTWARE FOR SOLAR AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY SALES AND WORKFLOW AUTOMATION
Santa Clara, CA, June 23, 2014 — Solar and energy efficiency installers and developers spend up to 30 percent of their revenue in sales and customer acquisition costs. To reduce transaction costs and connect providers to more customers, enACT Systems is launching from...
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...
ENACT LAUNCHES PARTNERSHIP WITH SAN DIEGO GAS & ELECTRIC ON THE GREEN BUTTON CONNECT
February 2, 2014 — Dublin CA — enACT has expanded its energy-services software marketplace that allows consumers to view their energy consumption, manage energy vendors and track their energy savings. enACT has partnered with San Diego Gas & Electric on the Green...
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...
ENACT SYSTEMS Wins $1.64 Million in SunShot Awards from the US Department of Energy
PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Nov. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ENACT SYSTEMS, the end-to-end business automation software platform for distributed energy such as solar, has been awarded two cooperative grants from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of its SunShot...