Articles written by Jean Haggerty

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Data shows solar asset underperformance and bias towards optimistic pricing Solar assets are underperforming far more frequently than official energy estimates would suggest, according to the industry experts who contributed to KwH Analytics’ 2020 solar risk assessment report.
Jean Haggerty
Jun 17, 2020
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Advanced macro grid initiative announced in US Bill Gates and Breakthrough Energy see enhanced transmission as facilitating electrification and grid reliability. Increasing transmission development at the “seams” between regions could save consumers more than $47 billion and return more than $2.50 on every dollar invested.
Jean Haggerty
Jun 17, 2020
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Sunny regions could see one-cent solar within a decade The solar learning curve usually applied to panel costs has been extrapolated to the larger, non-module element of the price of solar electricity generated by big projects, leading one commentator to predict new solar projects could be cheaper than legacy fossil fuel plants within 10-15 years in certain markets.
Jean Haggerty
May 19, 2020
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Strong Q1 for First Solar, Enphase, Sunrun U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun reported strong solar deployments and revenue to start 2020, even with orders decreasing by as much as 40% for periods in March. Micro-inverter manufacturer Enphase’s first-quarter revenues exceeded expectations as the company set an all-time gross margin record and announced plans for a new manufacturing location.
Eric Wesoff, Jean Haggerty, Tim Sylvia
May 08, 2020
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A new solar desalination system to address water scarcity The GivePower non-profit founded by Tesla subsidiary SolarCity is supplying solar-powered desalination systems to some of the world’s neediest communities, backed by Tesla’s Powerwall battery technology.
Jean Haggerty
Feb 06, 2020
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