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VIEW POST: 3rd Party Financing and System Ownership: It's Anything But a "Smackdown" Issue

3rd Party Financing and System Ownership: It's Anything But a "Smackdown" Issue

By Liz_Merry
October 12, 2011   |   Post Your Comment
Next week in Dallas (at Solar Power International) I will be moderating a discussion about the benefits and challenges of residential third-party financing and system ownership.  The event is a &...
VIEW POST: Top Ten California Solar Installers 2001-2006 (Where Are They Now?)

Top Ten California Solar Installers 2001-2006 (Where Are They Now?)

By Liz_Merry
March 13, 2011   |   12 Comments
California has had two solar incentive programs since 1998. The first was the Emerging Renewables Program (ERP) 1998-2006, which was managed by the California Energy Commission. And the second is th...
VIEW POST: As an Investment, Can Ownership Compete with Leasing?

As an Investment, Can Ownership Compete with Leasing?

By Liz_Merry
February 24, 2011   |   6 Comments
By Pamela Cargill and Liz Merry The residential solar lease has become the first-tier option provided by the largest solar installers in the country. With the announcement of SolarCity acquiring groS...
VIEW POST: Parsing the Different Ways to Finance Solar Ownership

Parsing the Different Ways to Finance Solar Ownership

By Liz_Merry
February 21, 2011   |   3 Comments
If you run a solar installation company today you face a number of challenges. You have to install energy systems, connect to the grid and ensure the work lasts 30 years. And you may have to be a ba...
VIEW POST: Feds should boost solar demand

Feds should boost solar demand

By Liz_Merry
September 9, 2010   |   2 Comments
My friend and photovoltaic (PV) training specialist Brian Hurd (with Hands on Solar) says it feels like the training part of workforce development in the solar industry is on the fast track. But in ma...
VIEW POST: EXPO Surfing Strategies

EXPO Surfing Strategies

By Liz_Merry
July 12, 2010   |   1 Comment
Intersolar North America provides one of the largest EXPO opportunities. With three huge floors and 570 booths of solar technology and services to browse, how is a solar professional to use their time...
VIEW POST: Online vs. Classroom vs. Hands-on Solar Training

Online vs. Classroom vs. Hands-on Solar Training

By Liz_Merry
June 23, 2010   |   9 Comments
By Liz Merry published by SOLAR TODAY "Ask Ms. Liz" ColumnistPeople learn differently. You may be a great book learner, while I have to touch and move something around to get the book information to ...

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