Oct 12, 2019 | Solar Industry
Where do solar panels, batteries and inverters come from? No, they don’t come from the solar store. They come from distributors who order in huge quantities directly from manufacturers where they distribute efficiently in smaller quantities to contractors in the...
Aug 12, 2019 | Energy Politics, Solar Industry
The United States is a representative democracy. Citizens vote for politicians who, theoretically, advocate for their needs: things like better healthcare, lower taxes, cleaner air, and new technologies such as solar. But one cannot check off the “solar” box on a...
Jan 28, 2019 | Cheap Energy, Solar Industry, Utility Companies
PG&E’s bankruptcy will have a dramatic effect on all electricity users in northern California — as well as utility investors, California taxpayers, and the solar industry in general. Moreover, the bankruptcy of one of the largest utilities in the country is a...
Jan 24, 2019 | Energy Technology, Solar Industry, Solar Technology
According the National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) there are about 70 million residential and commercial buildings in the US that are suitable for rooftop solar. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) estimates that there are about 1.6 million systems that...
Jan 10, 2019 | Solar Industry
With the solar industry chaos of 2018 behind us, many of us are looking toward more predictable growth from 2019…at least until the Investment Tax Credit goes to zero for residential and 10% for commercial on December 31, 2021. Then again, we’re on the solar coaster,...
Dec 11, 2018 | Economics, Energy Politics, Energy Technology, Solar Industry
Attention U.S. Department of Commerce: your well-intentioned efforts to help the U.S. solar panel manufacturing industry are not working. Even with 30%+ tariffs on imported solar panels and cells, the remaining U.S. manufacturers are struggling to stay competitive....
