Solar's Tough Year

Solar's Tough Year

Last year was a tough one for many U.S. solar companies. For the first time, America's solar market saw a decline in growth and solar employment.

What gives? In this podcast, we're going to walk through the sector-specific factors that threw solar off its axis in 2017.

Some of the questions we address in this episode:

  • Residential customer acquisition: why is it getting so much harder to find new customers?
  • Solar-plus-storage: where are batteries getting the most traction?
  • Utility-scale solar: what's the latest data on pricing?
  • Sunrun and Tesla: why is Sunrun doing so well, while Tesla keeps shrinking?
  • Non-residential: why is this sector outshining others in terms of growth?


Don't forget to come to our 11th annual Solar Summit in San Diego, where we'll be dissecting data in the top solar markets around the world.

This podcast is brought to you by Shoals, the gold standard for solar and storage balance-of-systems solutions. Learn more about how Shoals can make your project operate at the highest level.

This podcast is brought to you by Fiveworx, a turnkey customer engagement platform for utilities. Find out more about how Fiveworx can help your customer engagement program succeed -- and get you beyond the meter.

Recommended reading:

  • GTM: US Residential and Utility-Scale Solar Markets See Installations Fall for the First Time
  • GTM Research: U.S. Solar Market Insight report


Subscribe to The Interchange podcast via Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher or wherever you find your audio content.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Episoder(342)

Renewable propane is scaling up, but how far can we take it?

Renewable propane is scaling up, but how far can we take it?

Over 50 million homes in the US use propane. Within a few years, anywhere from 100-300 million gallons of renewable propane are expected to be available for homes and the transport industry. By 2050, ...

30 Jul 202438min

To strengthen American competitiveness in energy, the DOE’s ARPA-E department is focusing on advanced nuclear

To strengthen American competitiveness in energy, the DOE’s ARPA-E department is focusing on advanced nuclear

The Department of Energy’s ARPA-E (Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy) is an agency tasked with the research and development of advanced energy technologies. Since 2009, they’ve provided nearl...

16 Jul 202442min

Out with lithium and nickel, in with salt and bricks?

Out with lithium and nickel, in with salt and bricks?

Demand for heating at industrial sites around the world is rising. How can demand be met sustainably?Think of energy storage, and what do you think of? Probably lithium and nickel. But what about salt...

2 Jul 202458min

Distributed energy storage is taking off

Distributed energy storage is taking off

5x growth in five years: Convergent energy is overseeing $1 billion worth of energy storage development.Managing intermittent energy supply is a crucial part of the energy transition. When the wind do...

19 Jun 202418min

The evolution of the solar industry in the US since 2021

The evolution of the solar industry in the US since 2021

The 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit has wrapped. What are the key takeaways?In the past three years there’s been a lot of advancement in solar deployment. We’ve seen technology develop and policy...

18 Jun 202429min

Demand for solar power and energy storage is only going to increase. What’s the plan for meeting it?

Demand for solar power and energy storage is only going to increase. What’s the plan for meeting it?

Insight and analysis from the second day of the Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2024. Day 2 of the 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit and the conversation was still in full swing. We were there once a...

14 Jun 202459min

Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

Two years on from the IRA and the impact on solar and storage is clear

Insight and analysis from Day 1 of the Solar & Energy Storage Summit 2024The 2024 Solar and Energy Storage Summit from Wood Mackenzie kicked off in San Francisco this week. We were there to capture al...

13 Jun 20241h 3min

How to build and optimize the grid of the future

How to build and optimize the grid of the future

Increased energy demand is inevitable. How do make sure the grid can cope?We’ll likely need a grid twice the size it is today. And balancing supply and demand in the years ahead will require a smart a...

4 Jun 202437min

Populært innen Business og økonomi

stopp-verden
lydartikler-fra-aftenposten
dine-penger-pengeradet
e24-podden
rss-borsmorgen-okonominyhetene
rss-penger-polser-og-politikk
pengepodden-2
tid-er-penger-en-podcast-med-peter-warren
utbytte
pengesnakk
liberal-halvtime
livet-pa-veien-med-jan-erik-larssen
lederpodden
rss-pa-konto
rss-politisk-preik
finansredaksjonen
morgenkaffen-med-finansavisen
stormkast-med-valebrokk-stordalen
rss-densannepodden
rss-impressions-2