Protecting Your Right to Go Solar

Feb 27, 2014 | Business, Cheap Energy, Improving Solar, News

Your right to go solar and get full credit for the electricity you send back to the grid is threatened. Not just in California and Arizona and Hawaii — but also at virtually every single investor owned utility (the aptly named IOUs) in the country. Net metering is the...

Solar Startups Are Hot Again

Oct 12, 2013 | Business, Improving Solar, News

Solar start-ups are hot again — especially those that address the “downstream” part of the value chain: installer services, customer acquisition, system design tools and analytical systems. And as in years past, there are a dozens of companies showing new...

Fundamental Utility Business Model Must Change

Jun 5, 2013 | Business, Improving Solar

Great article in Forbes about net metering. I’ve come to the realization that the fundamental utility business model must change — because DG technology change is inexorable. Solar will keep getting cheaper, utility electricity will keep getting more expensive, and...