Gov. Cuomo’s ambitious goal to develop 6 gigawatts of solar energy in New York by 2025 would not just benefit the environment but would create more than 11,000 new jobs and generate billions of dollars in economic benefits for the state and local governments, a new report from the non-profit organization Vote Solar reveals. “New…
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 2 pm ET / 11 am PT With the rise of smartphones and mobile apps, we now monitor and keep track of many aspects of our lives. Examples of daily monitoring apps include weather forecast, stock investments, physical activity and driving mileage. A solar system is usually one of…
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Know your audience when it comes to pricing transparency
How do you build a healthy solar business in a constantly changing market? Solar businesses have had to confront the effects of tariffs, changing incentives and many other new drivers of demand, which creates both opportunities and challenges for solar software. At the 2018 Solar Software Summit, MJ Shiao, formerly of Wood Mackenzie Power &…
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Dissecting the California mandate of solar on all new homes 
In recent years, costs for solar in the United States have come down, largely due to decreasing solar PV module costs. However, soft costs — including customer acquisition and the cost of services like installation, interconnection and permitting — have remained high, now making up approximately 64% of the total cost of a new solar…
Convincing investors, insurers, and stakeholders that PV modules will last 25-35 years has become increasingly important, given the trend towards financial models that forecast 10 years of additional merchant revenue beyond the PPA. Now, more than ever, it is critical that the materials used in your module will be reliable for the duration of its…
