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The Solar Industry: A Year in the Life
My, oh my. Much has changed for the solar industry since December 2015. My, oh my. How much can change in a year. As we close out another year of The Sol SOURCE, we reflect on how much has changed...
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Our Most-read Articles of 2016
What were the hottest trends in solar energy in 2016? Since 2012, The Sol SOURCE has been providing readers like you with real-life trends in the world of solar energy finance, development, policy, and...
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10 Myths About Going Solar & The Facts
Many myths exist surrounding solar energy. We bust 10 of them. Myth 1: Solar is too expensive. The Facts: Power purchase agreements (PPAs) require zero capital expenditure on the part of the customer....
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Construction of 6MW Solar Energy System in Danville, Virginia to Commence in...
Today, at a stop of Governor Terry McAuliffe’s Clean Energy Jobs tour, Kentuck Solar Project stakeholders announced that construction of the 6-megawatt alternating current system will commence in...
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Employee Spotlight – Christian Hofer
Christian Hofer is a Senior Analyst on the SREC Trading team The unique and dedicated team of people who work at Sol Systems have been a key part of our success over the past nine years. With a growing...
View ArticleMan of Steel? How Trump Could Give us a Look into Suniva Sooner than We’d Think.
It is needless to say that the Section 201 trade case has cast a dark, uncertain cloud since Suniva’s filing in April. Given the use of Section 201 has historically been scarce (only a handful of...
View ArticleIs Residential Solar Down for the Count?
Reflecting on 2017 so Far 2017 has been an interesting year so far for the solar industry, but then again, when is it not? According to the latest Solar Market Insight report, residential solar build...
View ArticleAre Cities Being 100% Clear About Their 100% Renewable Goals?
When the United States pulled itself out of its commitment to the Paris climate accord, corporations, non-profits, towns, and cities reminded everyone that their commitments to cleaner energy still...
View ArticleSolar For Hospitals: Here’s What to Consider
A hospital is not just a place for healing; it’s a place of discovery. It is not only a place to diagnose, but also to develop. It represents the community it serves and contributes to its health and...
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How Low Can You Go: Natural Gas & Wholesale Markets Today & Tomorrow
Any day now, the Department of Energy should be releasing the results of a study initiated by Secretary Rick Perry that examines the security and reliability of the US electrical grid with respect to...
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Sol Systems and Amazon Unveil New Jersey’s Largest Rooftop Solar Array
Early Tuesday, on the roof of its fulfillment center in Carteret, NJ, Amazon completed a different kind of delivery. The company was all smiles as it showed off their newly operational 7.5MW solar...
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Getting SMARTer Still: Massachusetts Announces Final SMART Regulations
In early 2016, Massachusetts hit its SREC II program cap and had many in the solar industry asking: what’s next for the Bay State? To help answer this question, the Massachusetts Department of Energy...
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Sol Systems Monetizes SRECs for First Community Solar Project in DC
What’s better than clean air? Getting money for clean air! The first community solar project in Washington, DC just received its first solar renewable energy credit (SREC) check, and can look forward...
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Not Just Another Day of Sun: Reviewing the Solar Eclipse’s Effect on PV...
On August 21, 2017, eclipse fever gripped the nation! A total solar eclipse is the Super Bowl of astronomical events, and millions of Americans were treated to a rare natural spectacle. The path of...
View ArticleAdditionality You Can Count On, Part I: Additionality, Divisibility, and a...
Welcome to the first in a series, Additionality You Can Count On, from Colin Murchie tackling the issue of additionality and transparent accounting for environmental claims. Part I: Additionality,...
View ArticleAdditionality You Can Count On Part II: RECs, Double Counting, and Additionality
Readers of this entry may be familiar with the renewable energy credit (REC). In the simplest terms, a REC is the transactional currency of renewable energy compliance. For example, if one part of a...
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Additionality You Can Count On Part III: Renewable Energy, Market...
Taking you back to the old school of solar incentive programs, the ambitious and enormously successful California Solar Initiative (CSI) was explicit in why it was doing what it did. The term was...
View ArticleNavigating Choppy Waters: Federal Regulatory Risk
This article was co-written by Ben Margolis and Lauren Miller – This is an excerpt from the October 2017 edition of The SOL SOURCE, a monthly electronic newsletter analyzing the latest trends in...
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Get Ready. The Illinois Market is Coming
This is an excerpt from the October 2017 edition of The SOL SOURCE, a monthly electronic newsletter analyzing the latest trends in renewable energy based on our unique position in the solar financing...
View ArticleD.C. Sustainability: Sol Systems Co-Hosts a Special Evening with Mayor Muriel...
As Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser endeavors to become the District’s third multi-term mayor, two campaign issues have clearly been on her mind: local business and sustainability. On December 7 at...
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