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May 2013 Solar Project Finance Statistics

Every month, Sol Systems distributes a newsletter, the Sol Systems Project Finance Journal, to our community of solar developers and investors. The journal features solar finance statistics, trends, industry news, and SREC market information. We gather...

Governor Patrick Challenges MA Solar Market with Increased Installed Capacity Goal by 2020

On May 1, 2013, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick announced that Massachusetts has surpassed his Administration’s original goal of installing 250 megawatts (MW) of solar energy by...

Renewable Programs Under Attack? Proposed Legislations Could Limit Renewable Portfolio Standards in Several States

Renewable Portfolio Standards across the nation are under re-examination by state lawmakers, aiming to diminish or eliminate these programs. Despite benefits to local economies and environments, some politicians and lobbyists feel the programs are unimportant....

Delaware Procurement Program Results in Low SREC Prices for Successful Bidders

On May 1, 2013, the Delaware Procurement Program announced the final results for their 2013 program. The results show a significant decrease in the contracted price per SREC as compared...

2013 Solar Industry Trends: A Look at US Geographical Markets

Trends in the geography of solar development are determined by three primary drivers: solar insolation (the quantity of sunlight during the year), local electricity rates (the higher the rate the better) and local regulatory and incentive programs. Good...

Solar Shines on Wall Street as Sol Systems attends Sunshine Backed Bonds Conference

On May 3rd, the Information Management Network will be hosting its first annual Sunshine Backed Bonds conference in New York. The event, aimed at introducing investors to solar as a viable asset class, will be located at the Union League Club in lower...

Important Changes to Vermont's 2013 SPEED Program

The first round of the Vermont Sustainably Priced Energy Enterprise Development (SPEED) program in its new competitive form will close on May 1st of this year. In March, the Vermont Public Service Board altered the structure of the standard offer program...

Sol Systems to Speak at Novogradac's Financing Renewable Energy Conference in San Francisco

Sol Systems CEO Yuri Horwitz and Dan Yonkin, Director of Tax Equity, will be attending the upcoming Novogradac Financing Renewable Energy Conference in San Francisco. The event will be held April 24-25th and will include dozens of expert speakers and...

Ohio Senator Introduces Legislation to Repeal Renewable Portfolio Standard…Again!

In 2012, Ohio Senator Kris Jordan introduced a bill to repeal Ohio’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard. After the bill failed to advance in the 2012 session, Senator Jordan introduced...

Sol Systems Attends SOLAR 2013 to Discuss Project Finance and Distributed Generation

Sol Systems CFO and co-founder, George Ashton, will be attending SOLAR 2013, an annual conference held by the American Solar Energy Society. This is the 42nd installment of the event,...

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Sol Systems is a boutique financial services firm that offers investor clients direct access to the renewable energy asset class and provides developers with sophisticated project financing solutions. Founded in 2008, Sol Systems focuses...