Indias largest power generator, which is spearheading Prime Minister Narendra Modis ambitious clean-energy goals, is exping its solar target slowing down development of its coal-based plants on concerns that the cost of renewables will be cheaper than conventional energy.NTPC Lt...... [More]

As distributed solar gains popularity across the U.S., utilities are struggling to keep up with interconnection requests for small systems, according to a new study from EQ Research.The average wait time for a small solar PV system (defined as 10 kilowatts or below) to receive pe...... [More]

Energy Minister Segolene Royal put out a request for project proposals for solar farms, according to a statement on the ministrys website. It is seeking six projects with 500 MW of capacity apiece.The solar farms will be built between 2017 2020. Winners of the tender will be pai...... [More]

Sunrun Inc. climbed the most in more than six months after sales increased 69 percent in the second quarter, beating expectations, the second-biggest U.S. rooftop solar company exceeded its installation forecat.The company gained 15 percent to $6.23 at the close in New York, the...... [More]

The global solar market had a record year in 2015, adding 14GW to its annual rate of installations. 2016 is set to be another good year, with the market set to grow by 21%. The lscape is very diverse, with the top three markets making up the majority of dem, over ten major gigawa...... [More]

The number of broadb households that have adopted rooftop solar panels doubled to 4 percent in the period 2013 to 2015. Seven percent of U.S. broadb households said they plan to purchase solar panels in the next 12 months, according to new research from Parks Associates.Consumers...... [More]