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Q&A by Rob Busler with Catherine Bruce, BBC Solar
Q: Why do you think Jacksonville has decided to play such a leading role in Florida’s solar revolution? A: Jacksonville is the known as “The Bold New City of the South”, leading the state’s solar...
View ArticleIn Maryland, Red Turns To Green As Transportation And Solar Will Drive Future...
The future of solar is being written as we speak, and it is increasingly being intertwined with the future of transportation—putting it at a crossroads. Last month, Governor Larry Hogan announced that...
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DC Showcased Its Commitment To Solar Yesterday, And We Were There
When Mayor Muriel Bowser and the DC Department of General Services (DC DGS) decide to do something, they get it done. Their energy and passion is inspiring. It is that drive and passion for solar...
View ArticleSolar Hits Stride As Earth Day Nears 50
One of the lessons my time in the Army taught me was that we are all put on this Earth to serve something greater than ourselves. That lesson is never more top of mind than when Earth Day arrives on...
View ArticleNational Bill Could Stop This Tariff Nonsense Now
This article originally appeared in PV Magazine. As most of you know, the Trump Administration has already done serious damage to the solar industry with the insane tariffs it imposed on foreign...
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Cake And Cardio: A Conversation with Standard Solar’s HR Manager Melissa McCurry
1) What is your role at Standard Solar? I became the human resources manager at the end of March. 2) What made you think working in solar would be rewarding and fun? I didn’t know a lot about solar...
View ArticleWhy Is Financing Commercial Solar So Difficult?
Financing any solar project is a challenge, but funding commercial solar projects is particularly difficult. The question is why—but a quick analysis shows it isn’t all that difficult to understand....
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Prince Harry Has Long Been Wed To Renewables
Header Photo: Prince Harry solar installation. Photo credit: PanelClaw/Sunfixings Could the newest royal couple finally finish the work Prince Charles started? When Prince Harry and TV drama Suits star...
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Neville Williams: Standard Solar’s Standard Bearer
In 2005, the solar industry wasn’t the unstoppable behemoth it is today. In fact, just a handful of firms were in the market at all, and many of those were already well on their way to failure. Enter...
View ArticleWhat A Year It’s Been—And We Can’t Wait For The Next
A little more than a year ago, Standard Solar was purchased by Montreal-based energy giant Gaz Métro. For a lot of people—including some in our own organization—the question was this: What will the...
View ArticleWhy Commercial Financing Has Lagged Behind Other Segments
By Scott Wiater, President of Standard Solar Conventional wisdom, if you listen to most solar industry analysts, maintains that commercial solar is lagging behind the utility and residential sectors...
View ArticleHow Commercial Solar Gets Financed
In general, commercial owners have one of five options to finance their solar projects: outright ownership, power-purchase agreement (PPA), bank loan, lease or public financing through...
View ArticleEven A Wider Trade War Can’t Blunt Solar’s Momentum
When President Donald J. Trump decided to impose 30% tariffs on imported solar modules, I thought the industry might be in for some rough times. After all, price hikes on thin-margin projects could...
View ArticleIt’s Time For Solar To Press It’s Obvious Advantage
Don’t you get tired of citing the “90% of Americans like solar” statistic? I mean, don’t get me wrong: It’s a great stat, and it gives wings to those of us who believe solar power is the way the United...
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Perseverance, In-House Money Keeps The Deals Moving
It takes a strong stomach these days to be in the commercial solar industry. With the uncertainty in policy and the challenges of financing, doing deals in the commercial solar space isn’t something...
View ArticleCalifornia’s Dreaming Of 100% Clean Energy. So Should The Rest Of Us
California has long been central to the hopes and dreams of the rest of us in the United States. Heck, the 60’s rock band The Mamas and the Papas even wrote an entire song about it. So when we read...
View ArticleTime To Fight Back In The War On Solar
If you’re currently in the solar industry, you might well wonder what the industry ever did to President Donald Trump to so earn his enmity. After all, for being one of the fastest-growing segments of...
View ArticleWhat A Great Show It Was: Our Thoughts From SPI
Other than closing deals, there’s nothing I enjoy more than attending Solar Power International. Between the general session, the educational sessions and the exhibit floor, the energy is electric...
View ArticleI’m So Proud To Call The Solar Industry Home
It can be easy to get lost in the day-to-day tasks of work and forget how wonderful a family the solar industry is. But Solar Power World just reminded me of that fact when it decided to honor me as an...
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SUPPLY CHAIN (IN)SANITY
Tariffs. Misinformation. Panic selling. All of these factors can have negative effects on the module supply chain—but navigating these challenges can be the difference between a project’s success and...
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