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Hedge Funds Should Not Be Able to Utilize US Trade Laws to Harm the Solar Industry Posted on Sep 01, 2017
The solar industry is on edge as two hedge funds behind the foreign-owned, bankrupt companies, Suniva and SolarWorld, try to play the administration to recover their bad investments. In this article, we will provide a summary and history of this t...Why Is Solar So Bad At Lobbying? Posted on May 23, 2017
As some of the people who have fought for solar for the past decade or more, we know the answer to this question. First, even within the industry's national solar trade organizations there is fighting between the commercial, utility and residentia...Button Up The Hatches: A Storm Is A-Brewin' Posted on May 05, 2017
Trump has put together the most anti-enviromental administration in history. He just picked Daniel Simmons, a renewables critic, to head the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). Now with Sco...Do Homeowners In HOAs Have The Right To Install Solar In Common Areas? Posted on Mar 13, 2017
The answer is: maybe. The right to install solar in the common areas of multi-family housing and common-interest developments depends on state law. However, even homeowners in pro-solar states like California are struggling with statutory language...A Solution To Inadequate Solar Policies: Energy Storage Posted on Feb 18, 2017
How should the solar industry navigate political climates uncertain and hostile to supporting its goals? Pivot its focus to energy storage. As most people in the industry know, the main issues negatively affecting the solar industry over the past ...Consumer Protection v. Solar Industry Protection: Do We Have To Choose? Posted on Feb 07, 2017
Consumer protection is a hot issue in the solar industry right now. Given the nature of the solar industry, some of the reasons consumer protection is a big issue are valid, and some are not. Many companies in the solar industry are small compani...The Likelihood Of Tax Reform in 2017 Puts Pressure On Clean Energy Posted on Jan 31, 2017
The GOP and White House are both promising tax reform soon. The reforms expected are cuts in corporate taxes and rules preventing companies from recovering costs from imported goods and services. Both of these reforms could have major impacts on r...- Previous
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