Tag: financing
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Department of Energy boosts Sunshot funding by $82M after already hitting 2020 cost target
I hope it’s not morbid timing that all of these positive solar reports are coming out right before the Section trade case decision. NREL noted more sharp system cost declines in 2017, and now the U.S. Department of Energy says solar’s 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Mass.-based mortgage lender adds ‘Own My Solar’ web portal for homeowners
New Fed Mortgage Corp., a multi-state residential mortgage lender has partnered with NRGTree to provide a link to “Own My Solar” via their website. This innovative online tool allows homeowners to quickly determine in a few minutes the economic viability of potential savings of owning a solar energy unit thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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C&I solar boost: SEIA drafts model contract for PPAs
The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) released a new model contract to pave the way for more development of solar in the commercial and industrial (C&I) sector. The model power purchase agreement (PPA) for commercial customers was developed by SEIA’s C&I Working Group and vetted by some of the topRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on how Sunwealth’s Solar Impact Fund looks to scale commercial solar
Sunwealth is an innovative clean energy investment firm looking to bring commercial solar to scale with its Solar Impact Fund. The fund offers investors two compelling ways to invest – via tax equity or a bond offering – in the vastly untapped commercial solar asset class. Sunwealth seeks to createRead More — Solar Builder magazine