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The Finance Industry on DERs: Solar and Batteries are Coming
If you want to see where the grid is heading, follow the money. And by that measure, the banks have spoken loudly.
Report Release: The Economics of Load Defection
The Economics of Load Defection is a new report that analyzes how grid-connected solar-plus-battery systems will become cost competitive with traditional retail electric service and why it matters to financiers, regulators, utilities, and other electricity system stakeholders.
Congress Just Extended the PTC and ITC: What You Need to Know
Late last week, Congress passed a bill that extends the Production Tax Credit (PTC) and Investment Tax Credit (ITC) that have benefited wind and…
Barcelona: Spain’s Ciudad del Sol
Barcelona may be famous for Gaudí’s modernist architecture and its world-class Picasso museum, but there’s something else for which the city of 1.6 million should be known: its commitment to sustainability.
Five Reasons U.S. Solar Installers are Vertically Integrating … For Now
A curious trend’s been washing through U.S. solar recently: vertical integration, the process of companies owning more and more of their own supply chains.