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Introducing The Solar Foundation’s “State Solar Jobs 2013″
The Solar Foundation has just launched its interactive “State Solar Jobs 2013” site. This is a state by state database, which shows the growth of solar jobs in 2013 and gives predictions for 2014. “Our...
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Another Solar Tax Threatens Rooftop Solar Customers
(SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.) After failing to convince the Arizona Corporation Commission to impose a $50 a month surcharge on rooftop solar customers, the empire is trying to strike back. Arizona Public...
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Solar Now Mainstream In US, According To SEIA’s 2013 Market Review
Originally Published in the ECOreport. When Rhone Resch used to get together with the CEOs from other energy sectors for lunch, he always felt like the little guy at the table. He might have been...
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APS Is At It Again
Arizona Public Service is at it again. After failing to dismantle net energy metering in 2013, the monopoly utility company is aggressively pushing legislation to increase taxes on solar customers. And...
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The Solar Right & The Arizona Test Case
Originally published in Let the Sunshine In: A Solar Power Blog. Barry Goldwater, Jr., the son of the late conservative Republican Presidential candidate – and Arizona native – Barry Goldwater (who was...
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US Solar Energy Capacity Grew An Astounding 418% From 2010-2014
The installed capacity of solar energy across America jumped 418% from 2010 to 2014, according to new data from the US Energy Information Administration US Solar Energy Capacity Grew An Astounding 418%...
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Want To Pay Tax On Your Leased Solar Panels? Arizona State Department Of...
Originally published on Planetsave. The residential solar energy war just continues to heat up more and more in the (already quite sunny and hot) state of Arizona. The State Department of Revenue there...
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Solar Leasing & PPAs On the Downswing?
Originally published on Solar Love. Are Solar Leasing & PPAs Going To Suffer From Maturing Solar Market? (via Solar Love) A representative of Soligent recently passed along an interesting note...
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First Solar Acquisition, Yingli Financials, SunPower Financials… (Solar News...
Time to catch up on more solar news. Here are a number of big solar news stories we wouldn’t want you to miss: First Solar + Skytron: First Solar is acquiring Skytron. If Skytron doesn’t ring a bell,...
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Solar Energy News Buffet
As noted in an article yesterday, I’ve been very busy in the past month (well, months…) moving into a new home and following the birth of a sweet little cleantech lover. Inevitably, “roundup articles”...
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Solar News & Energy Efficiency News Roundup
If you’re itching for more solar news to read this weekend, check out my top (non-CleanTechnica) picks below. Of course, also be sure you’ve read every solar article on CleanTechnica (we’ve only...
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Sunrun Expanding, Plans To Enter New Markets + Add 800 New Employees
The US-based solar leasing giant Sunrun is planning a major expansion throughout the country, with the aim to enter a number of new markets and to add over 800 new employees, according to recent...
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SolarCity Introducing First-Of-Its-Kind “MyPower” Solar Financing Option
A new, first-of-its-kind solar financing option based around a combination of low upfront costs and personal ownership has just been unveiled by SolarCity. The new financing option — which has been...
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Dark Money Makes The Utility World Go ‘Round
A so-called consumer advocacy group from Houston, Texas, with ties to the fossil fuel-loving Koch brothers, recently submitted 2,500 signatures from Wisconsin ratepayers to the Wisconsin Public Service...
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Arizona’s Largest Utility Plans Tax On Solar Leases
This headline on solar leases from an investment site caught my eye: “Solar Leases Set To Become Toxic in Arizona.” Drawing free renewable energy from the sun sounds like a grand idea to many – but not...
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Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories)
In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top...
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Arizona Solar: So Much Potential… Under Threat
Originally published on Solar Love. What’s the first thing you think of when you hear someone say Arizona? Heat? Sunlight? Well, apparently some of Arizona’s leaders don’t want solar power, even though...
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Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels… Again (+ Other Solar News)
Here’s more solar fun for some lazy Sunday (or Monday after Christmas) reading. Enjoy! Solar $$ Solar Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels For New Chilean Projects? UK Solar Installations Still Offer Excellent...
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Wind Beats Keystone XL In Race For Federal Approval
While the Keystone XL pipeline still flounders around in the federal approval process, a massive new clean energy transmission line gets the thumbs-up Wind Beats Keystone XL In Race For Federal...
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US Solar PV Cost Fell Over 50% In 5 Years: Government Report
The average solar PV cost for new projects in America has fallen more than 50% in the past five years, according to a new government report US Solar PV Cost Fell Over 50% In 5 Years: Government Report...
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