Tag: EnergySage

  • Large solar installers offer higher PV system quotes than average, says NREL study

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) looked at the PV installer landscape of the country to glean information on how installer size affects solar system pricing. The results of the study (you can read the whole thing here) indicate that the larger installers (think Solar City) that take up mostRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Three takeaways from the EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report

    EnergySage published its fourth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of consumer behavior, demographics, and preferences, as well as a complete account of industry trends in the U.S. residential solar market in 2016. “This latest report speaks to the importance of transparency and comparison-shopping in residential solar,”Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Community Solar Marketplace now open for business through EnergySage

    Community solar seems to grab the attention of utilities and homeowners alike, and EnergySage is looking to grab said attention with its just launched Community Solar Marketplace. The goal here is to simplify how property owners and renters research and sign up for community solar by both aggregating the many availableRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EnergySage beefs up financing options in its system with BlueWave, Renew, Wunder

    As solar equipment and installation costs continue to fall, system ownership has become more accessible thanks to increasingly attractive solar loan options. Today, most solar loans quoted in the EnergySage Marketplace are conveniently offered to consumers via the installers themselves. However, since not all installers offer all loan products, someRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The trend to ownership: What it means for your solar installation business

      We do not come to bury the lease, but to praise the loan. The residential solar lease gets the credit it deserves for growing the solar industry when it was but a seedling that carried a large upfront cost with few financing vehicles to make it palatable for homeowners,Read More — Solar Builder magazine