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SunPower – Requiem for a Solar Leader
“SunPower” and “bankruptcy” are two words I never thought I’d see in the same sentence. But we should temper our schadenfreude. The solar...
Aug 13, 20241 min read


Protecting Your Rights to Go Solar with Dave Rosenfeld
We take it for granted that you can install solar on your home or business anytime, just as you can make any other energy saving...
Nov 2, 20182 min read


What is the Future of Solar Distribution
The most conspicuous driver of the residential solar industry’s growth has been large, national-scale solar installers. Their market...
May 18, 20142 min read


Solar Startups Are Hot Again
Solar start-ups are hot again — especially those that address the “downstream” part of the value chain: installer services, customer...
Oct 13, 20131 min read


On the Road Towards Energy Independence
With all the bad press about the renewable energy industry, it’s easy to miss the fact that we are moving steadily down the road towards...
Jul 5, 20122 min read


Yesterday's Solar Eclipse – Tomorrow's Healthy Solar Industry
There was a solar eclipse yesterday. The kind in the sky where the moon partially obscures the sun. Not an eclipse of the Solar Industry....
May 22, 20122 min read


Solar Rights Manifesto
Solar Rights Manifesto Although equipment and direct labor costs have declined as solar systems become simpler and safer, the sad truth...
Oct 21, 20091 min read


Are Republicans the Party of Big Oil?
In February the U.S. House of Representatives approved the Renewable Energy and Energy Tax Act of 2008. This Act would eliminate $18...
Mar 27, 20082 min read


Republicans in favor of the environment?
Heaven forbid! How much #$%^& does Arnold have to take from his own Republican party about his stance on the environment. A governor must...
Sep 2, 20061 min read
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