Featured in Solar Superheroes – 09-2015

“A reboot of the market”

ITC: The Solar Investment Tax credit has been an important policy instrument under which solar has been developed. But is it crucial to the future growth of the U.S. solar market? Tom Starrs, SunPower’s vice president for market strategy and policy, believes that the large scale market will decline post ITC step down, after an artificial acceleration to finish projects, but that solar’s proven value will drive continued, steady growth.

The ITC step down in the large scale space is a constant topic of conversation amongst the U.S. solar industry. What do you make of the prospects for an extension of the ITC? Keep in mind that trying to predict a political process can be very challenging, so it’s best to take everything I say …

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