gtm research Archives - RenewEconomy

US installs 1.4GW of solar PV in latest quarter, taking total over 20GW
United States solar industry surpassed 20 gigawatts of total operational solar photovoltaic capacity during the second quarter of this year.
Mike Munsell

Sep 10, 2015

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Wind and solar will soon become ‘least-cost option almost universally’
The average cost of developing wind projects will fall by 32% and the cost of solar PV projects will fall by 48% by 2040.
Stephen Lacey

Jun 24, 2015

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Software stet-ups target utility-owned community solar installations
Software companies looking at new community solar plants, creating Uber and Airbnb type models for people who want to rent and share solar.
Julia Pyper

Jun 9, 2015

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As California loses hydro resources to drought, large-scale solar fills in
New solar generation made up for four-fifths of California’s lost hydro production in 2014.
Stephen Lacey

Apr 1, 2015

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The US installed 6.2GW of solar in 2014, up 30% over 2013
GTM Research and SEIA announce the latest findings from the U.S. Solar Market Insight report.
Mike Munsell

Mar 11, 2015

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Solar module prices highest in US, cheapest in Chile
Solar module prices averaged around 72 cents per watt in the U.S. and 56 cents in Chile in Q4 2014.
Mike Munsell

Mar 3, 2015

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Concern about grid defection are overblown, say Moody’s
Moody’s downplays threats of grid defection, but their analysis is based on assumption potential defectors will not change the way they consume electricity.
Stephen Lacey

Jan 14, 2015

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US solar-plus-storage market to surpass $1bn by 2018
Between California’s mandate for 1.3GW of energy storage for its grid and Tesla’s Giga factory announcement, the energy storage market is nearing a tipping point.
Mike Munsell

Dec 19, 2014

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4 Trends shaping the US solar-plus-storage market
Energy storage is expensive but offers a host of opportunities, both in revenue generation and cost reduction. Paired with solar, storage is even more attractive.
Mike Munsell

Nov 6, 2014

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Other Good Stuff

Yingli drops solar manufacturing costs to below 50c/watt
Yingli joins Jinko and Trina in the sub-50-cents-per-watt club.
Mike Munsell

Sep 17, 2014

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