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SolarCity Earnings = MEH
SolarCity (SCTY) has been one of the hottest alternative energy stocks since its Initial Public Offering five short months ago. Yesterday it shot up 24% in one day, on the largest one-day volume since it opened, in anticipation of its quarterly earnings release. It is up 95% in the past three months, and has more [...]
The Solar Site Design App for Installers
A new mobile app designed to guide solar installers through the sales process aims to help curb soft costs. States and cities all over the country have been tackling issues with complicated and cumbersome permitting processes for rooftop solar projects the last two years. “I believe that’s the next step,” said Jason Loyet, Managing Director [...]
Going Solar? There’s an App for That
Most of us like the idea of saving money on electricity by using solar energy, but few of us realize just how easy it is to find out if solar energy is a good idea at our particular homes. Even though we don’t have any of the equipment an installer would use to find out [...]
New Jersey Governor Confirm Commitment to Solar
Just across the river from EcoOutfitters’ New York headquarters, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie today displayed strong solar support and leadership. By signing into legislation a bill that will increase the number of SRECS (solar renewable energy credits) that electric utilities must buy, Gov. Christie has helped keep the solar industry’s healthy growth rate intact. [...]
GE Teams with Paypal on EV Charging App
The question of how electric vehicle drivers will pay for charging outside of their home or immediate network has many answers. At the moment, it doesn’t really matter, as most charging happens at home, and many companies that have installed a charger for their employees pick up the tab. But if EVs and plug-in hybrids [...]
SunPower’s iPhone App
Have you heard of SunPower’s Monitoring System? If you haven’t, you could be in for a treat. The following is a brief description of their system from their website: “The SunPower® Monitoring System is a web-enabled energy dashboard that offers homeowners easy access to view their home’s energy consumption and solar energy production in real-time. [...]
The ‘Apps for Energy’ Challenge
The Department of Energy (DOE) is launching an “Apps for Energy” challenge today that invites entrepreneurs and students to come up with innovate ways to implement its new Green Button program. In March, the Obama administration announced an agreement with nine major utilities to give customers access to data about their energy use, with a simple [...]
Facebook Launches Game Changing Energy Efficiency App
When President Obama announced the Green Button program a couple of weeks ago, we knew it would be a hit and could, in fact, revolutionize energy efficiency. We’re already seeing the potential for that on Facebook, which today launched a “social energy app.” Facebook, Opower and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today unveiled a [...]