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Monday, Apr 13, 2015

Bridging the Clean Energy Divide: Affordable Clean Energy Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

In their new report, the National Resources Defense Council delves into the impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed Clean Power Plan on more vulnerable communities. The NRDC examines the affordable solutions available that can provide the health and efficiency benefits to all Americans - including low- and fixed-income Americans.

Tuesday, Mar 31, 2015

Shining Cities: Harnessing the Benefits of Solar Energy in America

By the end of 2014, the United States had 20,500 megawatts (MW) of cumulative solar electric capacity, enough to power four million average U.S. homes. This success is the outcome of federal, state and local programs that are working in concert to make solar power accessible to more Americans.

Monday, Mar 23, 2015

Trends for North American clean energy RFPs in 2014

This list includes important trends regarding North America's clean energy RFPs in 2014.

Monday, Mar 23, 2015

Efficient Use of Land to Meet Sustainable Energy Needs

Solar energy within the built environment may be an overlooked opportunity for meeting sustainable energy needs in places with land and environmental constraints.

Friday, Mar 06, 2015

Solar Market Insight Report 2014 Q4

U.S. Solar Market Insight™ is a collaboration between the Solar Energy Industries Association® (SEIA®) and GTM Research that brings high-quality, solar-specific analysis and forecasts to industry professionals in the form of quarterly and annual reports. Released March 10, 2015.

Monday, Mar 02, 2015

The Solar Economy: Widespread Benefits for North Carolina

North Carolina is the South’s leader, and fourth among U.S. states, in using solar power to diversify its portfolio of electric power generation fuels. Three policy issues affect the future of North Carolina’s continued development of large-scale solar, which can be viewed in the attached document.

Monday, Feb 02, 2015

Deployment of Behind-The-Meter Energy Storage for Demand Charge Reduction

This study investigates how economically motivated customers will use energy storage for demand charge reduction, as well as how this changes in the presence of on-site photovoltaic power generation, to investigate the possible effects of incentivizing increased quantities of behind-the-meter storage.

Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015

The Effect of State Policy Suites on the Development of Solar Markets

Analysts at the Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used statistical analyses and detailed case studies to better understand why solar market policies in certain states are more successful. Their findings indicate that while no standard formula for solar implementation exists, a combination of foundational policies and localized strategies can increase solar photovoltaic (PV) installations in any state.

Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015

National Solar Jobs Census

The Solar Foundation’s National Solar Jobs Census 2014 is the fifth annual update of current employment, trends, and projected growth in the U.S. solar industry.

Monday, Dec 15, 2014

Deconstructing Solar Photovoltaic Pricing: The Role of Market Structure, Technology and Policy

In the report, a team of researchers from Yale University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Texas-Austin, and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory empirically examined heterogeneity in PV prices in the United States.

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