top of page
Aug 131 min read
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...
Nov 1, 20182 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...
May 18, 20142 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...
Oct 12, 20131 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...
Jul 5, 20122 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...
May 22, 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....
Oct 21, 20091 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...
Mar 27, 20082 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 $18...
Sep 2, 20061 min read
Republicans in favor of the environment?
Heaven forbid! How much #$%^& does Arnold have to take from his own Republican party about his stance on the environment. A governor must...
bottom of page