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President Obama’s recent decision to install solar panels atop the White House is just the latest example of his strong commitment to U.S. leadership in solar energy and the jobs it will create here at home. The member companies of the Solar Energy Industries Association strongly share that commitment. Covering every aspect of the solar pipeline, t

One way to tell that an industry is growing up is when global marketplaces emerge. Buyers and sellers of PV products of all shapes, sizes and specifications are actively transacting business on six of the seven continents (my apologies to Antarctica). …

Solar power generation is rapidly increasing and helping thousands of Americans embrace clean energy technology. According to Solar Energy Industries Association, “more than 4,400 megawatts of PV solar will come online throughout 2013.” The jump in solar development is driven by a dramatic drop in solar panel prices since 2011 along with state and federal incentive programs driving increased tax equity investments.

In a move that may herald a return to large-scale solar development in the UK, Hampshire-based social housing association First Wessex and Welsh renewable energy developer Dulas have agreed on a plan to put solar panels on 800 affordable homes across t…

The market is starting to notice that solar investing has been extremely profitable in 2013. As of the middle of September, the average solar stock is up over 50 percent in the past year, and over 15 percent in three months (that’s over 60 percent annualized!).

Last week, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz visited the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in Golden, Colo. where he launched a trio of new efforts to increase the amount of solar, wind and other clean energy in the U.S. He launched on Sept. 11 the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) — a new research facility focused