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Solar: A Great Hedge Against Hyper-Inflation
Many economists think that a financial Armageddon is on the horizon in the United States and Europe. While don’t necessarily agree that a meltdown would result in an end-days scenario, doomsday prepper-style, there is certainly an argument to be made for inevitable inflation if out of control deficit spending by governments continues. How can solar [...]
SunPower Beats Earnings, Stock Not So Lucky
While any loss is still a loss, SunPower Corp.’s net loss in the second quarter 2012 was lower than its and analysts expectations. The company attributed the better-than-expected results to its increased solar leasing business and revenue recognition from projects that are coming online and/or under construction. Like the U.S.’s other large solar company, First [...]
First Solar Crushes Earnings
It looks like First Solar’s strategy of selling complete solar projects rather than just PV panels is starting to pay off. The company provided a rare bright spot among solar manufacturer financial reports when it reported an 81% jump in second-quarter net income, earning $111 million, or $1.27 per share. First Solar’s Q2 revenue jumped [...]
Seattle Seahawks Considering Solar Options
While Seattle isn’t known for its sunny days, its NFL team, theSeattle Seahawks, might want to consider changing their name to theSolarhawks soon. That’s because their home stadium, the Qwest Field andEvent Center in Seattle, is now reviewing proposals to install a 600kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic array to provide some of the stadium’s powerneeds, which would [...]
Options for Going Solar in San Diego
I was talking to Peter, a friend of minewho lives in San Diego, who was finally considering solar now that theeconomy seemed to be back on track. We established that he had a roof that was in good shape with plentyof golden San Diego sunlight shining upon it and facing South West, andthat he had [...]