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Applications & Installations
Solar+storage pushing aside US coal, natural gas, says IEEFA Technology improvements and price declines have made solar and wind the lowest-cost options in most of the United States, according to the Institute for Energy Economic and Financial Analysis.
Jean Haggerty
Apr 15, 2021
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SunPower loan program for US residential solar, storage customers SunPower claims that the electricity savings could equal the monthly cost of its 25-year loans for residential solar systems.
Jean Haggerty
Mar 24, 2021
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Technology & Products
SunPower posts solid Q4 results as storage drives growth SunPower’s distributed-generation services platform, as well as storage and digital solutions, will be key to its long-term growth, CEO Tom Werner said in an earnings call this week.
Jean Haggerty
Feb 19, 2021
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Applications & Installations
Wells Fargo to install nearly 100 solar arrays on U.S. properties The shift in strategy means the bank will move away from using RECs as its primary tool to meet its renewable energy goals.
Jean Haggerty
Feb 05, 2021
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Tesla sharpens focus on solar In an earnings call this week, Tesla CEO Elon Musk boldly claimed that the company will soon be “the market leader in solar.”
Jean Haggerty
Jan 29, 2021
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Markets & Policy
Indoor farming gets greener via solar load aggregation The economic feasibility of plant factories has been questionable because of energy costs. Now, customers of one containerized farm provider in the United States can opt for 100% clean energy with a subscription service.
Jean Haggerty
Dec 30, 2020
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Applications & Installations
New York to host 100 MW/400 MWh battery Under a seven-year contract with Con Edison, the utility will bid power from the battery system into New York State’s wholesale energy market.
Jean Haggerty
Dec 21, 2020
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Finance platform targets underserved small-scale solar projects A spin-off of the Connecticut Green Bank, IPC is a not-for-profit investment fund that scales clean energy financing and channels investment capital to communities that need it most.
Jean Haggerty
Dec 14, 2020
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World’s largest residential virtual power plant Like Airbnb, but monetizing spare energy: “The first big step toward opening the door to a massively transactive grid.”
Jean Haggerty
Dec 08, 2020
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