GTM Solar Newsletter

Solar Newsletter | June 27, 2016

TODAY'S NEWS FROM GTM

06.24.16 | Mike Munsell

News Quiz: When Will Solar Prices Reach $1 per Watt? →

Catch up on the latest clean energy news.

06.24.16 | Julian Spector

New California Interconnection Ruling Increases Transparency and Limits Costs →

The update to California’s Rule 21 has something for ratepayers, developers and utilities alike.

06.23.16 | Julia Pyper

What Would Tesla’s Solar Strategy Look Like if It Bought SolarCity? →

Musk has touted the synergies between Tesla and SolarCity. What would integration really enable?

06.23.16 | Eric Wesoff

Loan Firm Dividend Solar Merges With PACE Funder Figtree, Raises $200M →

PACE is growing fast and solar loans are replacing leases.

06.23.16 | Katherine Tweed

Cooperative Utilities Win Fight for More Local Renewables →

A wake-up call for G&T co-ops to better serve distribution customers.

06.23.16 | Jason Deign

India Gets Serious About Microgrids →

Can the country build enough microgrids to meet its electrification goals?

MORE SOLAR NEWS FROM GTM

06.22.16 | Eric Wesoff

Breaking Energy Jobs: Chatila Out at SunEdison →

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC.

06.22.16 | Stephen Lacey

Live Debate: Is Tesla’s Plan to Buy SolarCity a Financial Disaster or a Smart Strategic Move? →

In a live taping, the Energy Gang debates Tesla/SolarCity, the future of the smart home, and whether fuel cells will ever be viable.

06.22.16 |

Corporate Power-Purchase Agreements: Proceed Carefully When Buying Renewable Energy →

A reality check for corporate and institutional energy customers.

06.22.16 | Allison Mond

The Rise of the Regional Solar Installer →

Regional installers are now growing faster than top national installers SolarCity, Vivint Solar and Sunrun.

06.21.16 | Stephen Lacey

The Benefits and Drawbacks of Tesla’s Plan to Acquire SolarCity →

Elon Musk is taking another step toward his long-time vision of a world powered by solar. Will investors go along with it?

06.21.16 | Eric Wesoff

Breaking: EV and Battery Builder Tesla Offers to Acquire PV Leader SolarCity for ~$2.5 Billion →

“The timing seemed right at this point,” according to Elon Musk.

06.21.16 | Eric Wesoff

Energy Jobs: Sungevity, Spruce, SolarCity, Beamreach, Blue Pillar, Pace Avenue →

Executive and boardroom moves in cleantech, utilities, energy and VC.

MORE SOLAR NEWS FROM GTM

06.21.16 |

Is the Cleantech Leasing Model Done? →

Will your clever cleantech business model bankrupt your company?

06.21.16 | Katherine Tweed

72% of Corporations Are Actively Procuring Clean Energy →

Corporations are far more interested in buying their own renewables than they were even one year ago.

06.21.16 | Eric Wesoff

Beamreach Unstealths (Again) With Lightweight PV Module for Commercial Roofs →

More than $240 million in funding later, the former Solexel focuses on specialty silicon solar panels.

06.21.16 | Stephen Lacey

Electric Cars Could Cut US Gasoline Consumption Up to 20% by 2035 →

Here are some of the stories we’re reading this morning.

06.20.16 | Julia Pyper

Deep Politics, Dark Money and Fraud Join the Solar Party →

Edison Electric Institute discovered taking a swipe at the solar industry in a ghostwritten letter for Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke.

06.20.16 | Jason Deign

Are Global Goals to End Energy Poverty by 2030 Doomed With a Centralized Approach? →

Development banks likely won’t make it on time with a business-as-usual model.

06.20.16 |

How to Turn Solar ‘Considerers’ Into Solar Adopters →

A survey from NREL and the solar industry takes a deep look at the layered solar customer decision process.

06.20.16 | Julian Spector

What It Really Means to Require Solar Panels on All New Buildings →

Mandates like one recently passed in San Francisco introduce new expenses for developers, but promise long-term payoffs for occupants.