Solar Newsletter | US Surpasses 2 Million Solar Installations as Industry Looks to ‘Dominate’ the 2020s

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TOP SOLAR NEWS FROM GTM
Emma Foehringer Merchant | 05.09.19
US Surpasses 2 Million Solar Installations as Industry Looks to ‘Dominate’ the 2020s
The market’s rapid growth has “reshaped the energy conversation in this country,” says Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Emma Foehringer Merchant | 05.13.19
Evaluating Solar Investments: Don’t Take Everything at Face Value
Investors in U.S. solar projects should be ready to question the assumptions developers have made. They may be too good to be true.
Chloe Holden | 05.10.19
As Solar Loans Start to Dominate, Loan Providers See Increasing Value in Installer Networks
As a result of the ITC stepdown, solar loans will increasingly start to look like regular consumer loans.
Jeff St. John | 05.09.19
SunPower Marks Q1 Loss Amid Restructuring to Focus on Distributed Solar and Storage
“SunPower will become an energy service provider, based on the world’s best solar systems,” CEO Tom Werner tells Greentech Media.
Julian Spector | 05.08.19
Sunrun Puts Up Strong Deployment and Sales Growth as It Prepares for ITC Stepdown
The company sees itself as well positioned to serve the market for California’s new-home solar requirement.
Karl-Erik Stromsta | 05.07.19
In New Challenge for California’s Utilities, Rating Agency Warms to Community Aggregators
Peninsula Clean Energy became the second of California’s CCAs to obtain an investment-grade credit rating from Moody’s. More could be coming, with implications for the renewables market.
Emma Foehringer Merchant | 05.07.19
Clearway Hit by Weak Q1 Renewables Production as It Awaits PG&E Resolution
The renewables operator is heavily exposed to contracts with bankrupt California utility PG&E.
Jeff St. John | 05.06.19
SolarEdge Hauls in Record Revenue Following Recent Non-Solar Acquisitions
Branching beyond its mainline solar operations, SolarEdge is spending money integrating recent acquisitions running from batteries to EV drivetrains.
Emma Foehringer Merchant | 05.06.19
US Solar Industry’s Top Jobs Remain Dominated by White Men
A new report shows “a pronounced lack of diversity across gender, ethnicity and race at the executive level” among American solar companies.