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Tuesday, Aug 20, 2013

We Need All Forms Of Solar, From Rooftops To Public Lands

Last year, while everyone was focused on a slow economic recovery, the U.S. solar energy boomed in all sectors -- residential, commercial property and utility-scale. And there are significant amounts of new solar energy coming with the advancement of several utility-scale projects.

Tuesday, Jul 30, 2013

Advocates Urge Colorado Regulators to Reject Xcel Energy’s Anti-Rooftop Solar Proposal

DENVER – Renewable energy advocates, businesses and environmental groups joined together to urge the Colorado Public Utilities Commission to reject a new proposal from Xcel Energy that would discourage rooftop solar growth in its territory.

Monday, Jul 29, 2013

Rocky Mountain Institute Examines Distributed Solar PV Cost/Benefit Studies

In its review of 15 distributed solar PV benefit and cost studies, the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) finds significant variability in estimated distributed PV values, owing to differences in methodology, local context, and input assumptions.  RMI highlights areas in which consensus and standardization could be established to allow for better comparison between studies.

Friday, May 10, 2013

The Benefits and Costs of Solar Distributed Generation for Arizona Public Service

This report provides a new cost-benefit analysis of the impacts of solar distributed generation (DG) on ratepayers in the service territory of Arizona Public Service (APS). The study shows that distributed solar generation (DG) and net energy metering will provide Arizona Public Service (APS) customers with $34 million in benefits each year.

Monday, Apr 08, 2013

40% of U.S. Supermarkets at Grid-Parity for Installed PV

A recent NREL report finds that in 2011, 17% of U.S supermarkets were in utility territories where PV could be installed at or below the cost of traditional generation.  In 2012, they estimate that this percentage increased to 40%.  The report is NREL’s first step in examining PV grid-parity at all big-box retailers.

Thursday, Apr 04, 2013

Solar Works for the Military: Installations Map

As of early 2013, there are more than 130 megawatts (MW) of solar photovoltaic (PV) energy systems powering Navy, Army and Air Force bases in at least 31 states and the District of Columbia. See what states have the most solar installed on our interactive map.

Monday, Mar 25, 2013

2013 Policy Priorities- Federal & State

In 2013, the Solar Energy Industries Association is working at the federal and state levels to expand markets, remove market barriers, and increase available financing for solar projects.

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2013

U.S. Solar Market Grows 76% in 2012; Now an Increasingly-Competitive Energy Source for Millions of Americans Today

Added Record 3.3 Gigawatts of Capacity, Enough New Capacity to Power More Than 500,000 Homes

Friday, Mar 08, 2013

U.S. Solar Market Insight 2012 Year in Review

Add summary: 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, 2013.

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