Tag: Residential Solar

  • CPN tries to boost lagging Ohio solar market with OH SUN program

    The Community Power Network (CPN), a national network of local, state, and national advocates for renewable energy announced the opening of its OH SUN program. This new effort builds off of the organization’s work in Washington, D.C., Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. “It is critical that the solar industry is notRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity completes first securitization of distributed solar loan assets

    SolarCity Corp. completed its first securitization of distributed solar loan assets, the company’s fifth securitization transaction to date. SolarCity completed a private placement in the amount of $185 million—$2.89 per watt of generation capacity in the portfolio—with a blended coupon interest rate of 5.17 percent and a blended yield rateRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New SolarCity referral program will donate to nonprofits that get sign ups

    SolarCity launched a new referral program called SunRaising that allows nonprofit organizations to raise funds by encouraging members to adopt solar. Nonprofits can enroll in the SunRaising program now by visiting the registration website. Each time a supporter of a specific SunRaising partner organization signs up, SolarCity will donate $200Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nevada solar company GoSolar cuts jobs in wake of PUCN decision

    Following the decision by Governor Brian Sandoval‘s Public Utilities Commission of Nevada (PUCN) to dramatically alter Nevada’s rooftop solar industry, big name national solar companies like SolarCity and Vivint came out against the move and then even publicly stopped doing business in the area. Well, it isn’t just the bigRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New residential solar loan product available for Massachusetts customers

    Electricity costs in Massachusetts have risen over 25% in the past five years. Massachusetts homeowners looking to finance their residential solar systems now have a new premium loan product available to them from Boston-based BlueWave, a solar development and fintech company. This new Home Solar Loan from BlueWave offers residents the opportunityRead More — Solar Builder magazine