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Can Vivint be the Biggest U.S Solar Installer in 2013?
Following on the heels of the announcement that Vivint would be purchased by Blackstone for more than $2 billion, Vivint has said it plans to install solar on at least 10,000 homes in 2013. That’s according to founder Todd Pederson, who discussed expansion plans with Bloomberg earlier this week. That’s up significantly from about [...]
Concentrating Solar Companies: Hurting
Just two months after rival Amonix officially closed its Nevada factory, concentrating solar startup GreenVolts has shut down most of its operations, citing the loss of a big financial backer. “A sudden, and unexpected change in direction from a major strategic investor has affected GreenVolts’s access to funding,” the company says on its Web site. [...]
U.S + Spain = Killing it in CSP
Spain and the United States are leading the world in Concentrated Solar Power installations, according to a report from British energy intelligence firm GBI. Spain, with more than 1,000 megawatts of installed CSP, has 65 percent of the world’s CSP capacity. The US has about a third. The next country in the lineup is Algeria with [...]
Non-Residential PACE Rebounds in Los Angeles
It has been nearly a year since we last wrote about PACE, or Property Assessed Clean Energy, a means by which an assessment against a parcel’s property tax is used to pay for Clean Energy improvements, including solar. At that time, PACE for residential properties had been dealt a mortal blow by Fannie Mae and [...]
Utah Schools Getting Solar
Utah is comprised of 41 school districts, and thanks to $3 million inAmerican Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, at least 1 school withineach 41 districts will receive a solar-power system on campus. The moveis aimed at educating students, faculty, and parents of kids attendingthe school. The schools will install the solarpower systems, but most [...]