Seth Masia is editor of SOLAR TODAY Magazine and director of communications at the American Solar Energy Society.
SolarCity IPO reveals Federal investigation of large installers
SolarCity’s long-anticipated IPO registration, filed last week, revealed that the U.S. Department of the Treasury in July began an investigation into whether large installer companies have been overvaluing PV arrays financed under the 1603 grant program. SolarCity press release: SOLARCITY Files Registration Statement for Proposed Initial Public Offering SAN MATEO, Calif., Oct. 5, 2012— SolarCity [...]
Lawrence Berkeley Lab Details Cost Differences Between German, U.S. PV Installs
A new report from Lawrence Berkeley Lab asks the question “Why Are Residential PV Prices in Germany So Much Lower Than in the U.S.?” The report supports the premise of the new ASES Solar Freedom Now! campaign, which aims to slash “soft costs” of solar installations in the United States. The answers won’t surprise you. [...]
SPI Report: Bill Clinton Talks Solar Sense
Clinton: Industry Has Failed to Educate Americans Former President Bill Clinton, addressing several thousand attendees at Solar Power International on Wednesday, promised that renewable energy will win its battle for acceptance and broad installation. “The only question is when, where and how,” he said. “Most Americans don’t know that the solar industry employs more than [...]
SPI Report: National Permitting Database and Other News
Blogging from Solar Power International in Orlando: Clean Power Finance Launches Database of Local Permitting Rules As ASES launched its Solar Freedom Now campaign, CPF began demonstrating the prototype for a national database of local permitting rules and practices. According to James Tong, senior director for program management, the National Solar Permitting Database (demo here) [...]
Text of California SB1222, Capping Solar Permitting Fees
Summary: The new law caps residential permitting fees at $500, plus $15 per watt above 15kW, and commercial fees at $1,000, with additional per-watt fees above 50kW, unless the county or municipality passes a resolution or ordinance finding “substantial evidence” that costs are higher. California SB1222 SECTION 1. The Legislature finds and declares all [...]
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