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SunRun Wants Utilities to Innovate Rooftop Solar
As the cost of distributed solar, like rooftop solar, continues to become cheaper for home and business owners, utilities are getting wary, worried that distributed solar will hurt their bottom line. Sunrun CEO Ed Fenster says that to thrive such utilities should take a page from telecom companies, which changed their business model from entrenched [...]
Solar Ready to Expolde in NYC
Thanks to solar’s resiliency, falling prices and ability to help out in disasters, New York is anticipating more solar installed in 2013 than ever before in the Empire state and in New York City. That’s based on experts who discussed the “Tipping Point for Solar in New York” at the City University of New York [...]
OnForce Solar Expands Residential Program to Massachusetts Market
OnForce Solar, Inc., a prominent New York solar installer and one of the fastest- growing companies in the country according to Inc. 500 rankings, announced today that it is expanding its rapidly-growing residential solar program to Massachusetts. Through a partnership with Sunrun, the nation’s leading home solar company, OnForce Solar will now allow Massachusetts residents [...]
SunRun Partners with Shea Homes in Phoenix
Shea Homes has partnered with Sunrunto offer more affordable solar installations on houses in half of its Phoenix neighborhoods. Shea Homes prides itself on building energy efficient homes that keep utilities bills low for customers, said Ken Peterson, vice president of sales and marketing for the Phoenix division of Shea Homes. “We have offered solar [...]
Solar Leasing: Good for the Consumer? (Pt.II)
Editor’s note: This is part 2 in a series of three posts. Part One Mayer’s issue isn’t with the model. “Leasing makes sense for nonprofits like churches and schools,” he said. “Also for retired people who have no income and it may make sense in cases where people are fully apprised of the risks.” He said [...]
Why Germany is Killing it in Solar: Streamlined Permitting
Germany, a leader in renewable energy, recently set a world record when it produced 22 GW of power on May 26th, 2012. At that point in time, half of the country’s electricity was generated from solar. Germany’s currently capacity for solar energy reaches about 28 GW and the country aims to reach 66GW by 2030. [...]
Solar Trade War 2.0: China vs. Europe
The solar trade war — and its long tail of unintended consequences — is making its way to Europe. Solar-panel manufacturers in Europe have just made a long-anticipated formal trade filing against their competitors in China, according to a report in the WSJ. The complaint was filed with the European Commission, the European Union’s lead [...]
Sunrun Raises $60M
Sunrun, one of the leaders in solar leasing, has raised another $60 million in equity financing. The company has raised a total of $145 million in venture capital. Solar leasing is becoming the preferred way to install solar in the US and is seen as critical as a key market driver as government incentives dry up. Madrone [...]
SunRun Invests $150 Million In Home Solar Systems
A subsidiary of U.S. Bancorp today announced the creation of a new renewable energy tax equity fund with Sunrun to support the purchase and installation of more than $150 million in residential solar systems across the United States. Sunrun is a market leader in home solar and this is the company’s sixth renewable energy tax [...]
REPORT: HelioPower Offers Lowest Cost PV
How low can the cost of solar go for residents at this point? Pretty low, according to PV Solar Report’s latest data on solar prices in California. The report, which is based on California Solar Initiative (CSI) reporting and other data, found that HelioPower was installing photovoltaics for an average installed per watt rate of [...]
SunRun Expands into New York
SunRun, which leases solar panels to homeowners for lower-cost power without the upfront expense, just expanded into its 10th state. SunRun is now doing business in New York. “That’s right, the Big Apple,” said SunRun spokeswoman Susan Wise. “The expansion itself demonstrates the growing demand for what we offer.” SunRun owns, maintains and insures rooftop [...]
How to Save $1 Billion on Solar in America
SunRun, the nation’s leading home solar company, has released anofficial report on how local governments can save $1 billion over thenext five years and make solar affordable for 50 percent of Americanhomes. The report, “The Impact of Local Permitting on the Cost of Solar Power,” reveals that inconsistent local solar permitting and inspection processes add [...]