Tag: financing

  • Details on new ‘Triple Option Loan’ for rooftop solar projects via EnerBank

    National consumer lender that specializes in home improvement loans, EnerBank USA,  announced a new Triple Option Loan for contractors to offer homeowners who are installing solar panels and expect to receive income tax incentives, rebates, and/or other significant payments. The new loan features a 12- or 18-month no-payment period and three re-amortizationsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • RFP news: Bid for 12 commercial solar projects in Southwest Virginia totaling 2.73 MW

    The Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia is seeking bids for 12 solar projects totaling 2.73 MW of energy generation as part of its Commercial-Scale Group Purchase Program. The projects to be developed on businesses, nonprofits and local government properties across Lee, Scott, Tazewell, Washington and Wise counties are part of theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Four ways local solar projects can benefit cities

    The article originally appeared on WRI’s Insights blog.  When a city decides to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, headlines follow. But the work has only just begun. Cities have many options for generating and purchasing renewable electricity, each of which comes with distinct benefits and challenges. Large, off-site projectsRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Navigant Research: Storage PPAs ‘already competitive with LCOE for combined cycle natural gas’

    A new report from Navigant Research tracking the North American market for utility-scale storage plus renewables adoption and power purchase agreement (PPA) prices indicates a real shift is underway “In 2018, storage-plus made its first shift from the validation and first-mover adopters to diffuse adoption led by utilities,” says AlexRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Navigant Research: Storage PPAs ‘already competitive with LCOE for combined cycle natural gas’

    A new report from Navigant Research tracking the North American market for utility-scale storage plus renewables adoption and power purchase agreement (PPA) prices indicates a real shift is underway “In 2018, storage-plus made its first shift from the validation and first-mover adopters to diffuse adoption led by utilities,” says AlexRead More — Solar Builder magazine