National Labs Explore Differences in Installed PV Pricing between U.S. and Japan
Report LinkComparing Photovoltaic (PV) Costs and Deployment Drivers in the Japanese and U.S. Residential and Commercial MarketsA recent joint report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and...
View ArticleTracking the Sun VII
Report LinkDownload the full data from LBNLLawrence Berkley National Lab's "Tracking the Sun" is an annual report that tracks and analyzes installed prices of solar PV. The report analyzes more than...
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How Much Do Local Regulations Matter? Exploring the Impact of Permitting and...
Report File(s): Local_Regulations_and_PV Report.pdfWhile PV modules and other hardware costs have dropped significantly over recent years, non-hardware soft costs have also fallen, but not nearly as...
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Rethinking Standby & Fixed Cost Charges: Regulatory and Rate Design Pathways...
Report File(s): Rethinking-Standby-and-Fixed-Cost-Charges_V2.pdfUtilities have taken on the practice of applying standby and fixed cost charges specific to solar PV for customers choosing to go solar...
View ArticleNew Study Touts Solar as ‘Investment Opportunity'
WASHINGTON, DC - A new study released today by the NC Clean Energy Technology Center finds that investing in a 5 kilowatt solar system can be a better deal than investing in a stock market index fund...
View ArticleSEIA Urges West Virginia Governor to Veto Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Calling it “unfair to families, businesses and churches,” the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) is urging West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin to veto HB 2201, which could...
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West Virginia Legislation Poses Serious Threat To Rooftop Solar
NW Wind and Solar - Washington - installing solar PV panel.JPGMonday, February 23, 2015Is it politics at play? Or simply a case of sloppy drafting? Whichever the case, West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray...
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Industry-backed Best Practices Guides Aim to Lower Financing Costs for Solar...
Report File(s): NREL - Best Practices - Installation Mar 2015.pdfNREL - Best Practices O&M.pdfFrom the press release:The Solar Access to Public Capital (SAPC) working group has released new best...
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Is Standardized Solar Permitting Next Industry Breakthrough?
AllEarth-Solar-Tracker-Home-Installation.jpgMonday, April 20, 2015Cutting costs has been the key to solar’s rapid expansion this decade. The lion’s share of cost reductions in the solar industry has...
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Solar Market Insight Report 2015 Q1
Report LinkDownload the PDFPurchase the Full Report | Press ReleaseThe quarterly SEIA/GTM Research U.S. Solar Market Insight™ report shows the major trends in the U.S. solar industry. Learn more about...
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