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The PV Solar Industry in 2016
Four years is a long time in the solar industry. Think about what’s happened in the U.S. industry since 2009: We’ve seen a recession, a massive boom in federal spending, a precipitous drop in solar module prices, a wave of bankruptcies, a nasty trade battle with China, a slowdown in utility-scale projects, a strong gain [...]
Tom Doyle of NRG: Solar Industry Rebounds in 2012
After the buzzkill that was Shyam Mehta, GTM Research Solar analyst’s market outlook, Tom Doyle, the President and CEO of NRG Solar presented at the GTM Solar Summit and provided a number of reasons to be cheerful if not downright enthusiastic about being in the solar industry in 2012. Doyle remarked that Shyam Mehta’s solar [...]
SolarCity VP sympathizes with SRP customers; casts doubt on utility’s reasoning
David Arfin, vice president of customer financing for SolarCity, the largest installer of solar power units in Arizona and California, told Fireitup today that the Phoenix-based utility SRP’sclaim to have reduced incentives for solar systems partly because of“falling solar prices” fails to take into account normal seasonalfluctuations. SolarCity VP, David Arfin “It is true gross [...]