Competitive prices, on-time delivery, quick installation–it’s all too easy to make assumptions about what utility-scale solar investors may want. However, what’s commonly overlooked or discounted by many outside the investment community is what’s most important and highly sought after from those within it: a low-risk investment with steady and predictable cash flows for 20 to 30 years. Over the last […]
As with the start of any new year, we find ourselves looking towards the future and contemplating the keys to success. In the solar industry, we’re beginning 2018 with the opportunity to play a part in a 100 GW+ market. Rapid growth is occurring in countries where PV is an ideal technology. While the promise of the PV industry has […]
Watching the prices recently for utility-scale solar power-purchase agreements has felt a bit like being a spectator at an ultra-competitive Olympic event, where each successive race delivers a new world record. The headline-grabbing 1.79 cents per kilowatt-hour tender announced in Saudi Arabia this past October is just one indicator of a global trend, in which PPA prices have been steadily […]
A major reason The Big Short was such a widely acclaimed book and movie was because it was able to take the complicated financial arcana that led to the housing crisis and make it understandable and entertaining. During the lead up to the crisis, there was a tremendous amount of money to be made originating very questionable home loans, bundling them into […]
At 18,000 square miles, or 7 million acres, the Central Valley makes up 11% of California’s total land area. Well known for it’s agriculture and dairy production, it is the single most productive agricultural region in California, and one of the most productive in the world. The Central Valley provides more than half of the fruits, vegetables, and nuts grown […]
The PV tracker business is not for the faint of heart. Even by the standards set by other volatile segments of the solar value chain, the tracker market is fiercely competitive with razor-thin margins. Survival requires world-class engineering, world-class customer service and, most importantly, world-class leadership and vision. Ron Corio, the CEO and founder of Array Technologies, fits that bill […]