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Monday, April 21st 2014
The fine folks at SRECTrade Inc. just posted a short webinar update on Pennsylvania’s SREC market, along with some information about Ohio which is necessary to understand PA’s unique market.
Despite still being severely over-supplied, PA SREC prices have jumped significantly in the past six months. This was caused by an increase in demand as buyers sought to take advantage of historically low prices.
Check out SRECTrade Inc. for more info and a link to the short webinar.
Thursday, April 10th 2014
SEI is pleased to post job openings from member companies and partners, as a means of effectively reaching qualified, local candidates in the smart energy industry. Additionally, SEI staff can review applications on you company’s behalf. If you’d liked to post a Job Alert, send descriptions and application instructions to Will Williams.
Job Description: Solar Sales Consultant
A socially responsible solar installer is looking for a Solar Consultant to join it’s team.
Job Responsibilities:
Experience Required:
To Apply:
Send a resume and cover letter to info@solar-states.com
Compensation:
Base pay plus unlimited commission potential
Wednesday, April 2nd 2014
From Greentechmedia:
Is the SolarCity Model the Only Way to Scale Residential Solar?
Deconstructing the latest wave of activity in the residential market
The U.S. residential solar market is growing rapidly and undergoing a major transformation at the same time. A new acquisition, partnership, or project fund seems to be announced every week.
But what is the underlying trend here? For a while, many of us simply boiled it down to industry consolidation. The most recent developments, however, point to something even more specific: vertical integration.
Follow the leader
SolarCity and Vivint Solar, the top two residential installers in the U.S., installed more than one-third of all residential systems in 2013 and raised more than half of the $2.3 billion in project funds announced last year. (We’ll discuss more finance trends in an upcoming update to last year’s U.S. Residential Solar PV Financing report.) The two companies have very different strategies, especially when it comes to acquiring customers. Vivint is known for selling exclusively door-to-door, while SolarCity has a diversified approach that includes retail partnerships, cold calling, advertising, and anything else you could think of.
However, there are two key similarities between these installers: they both primarily offer third-party owned solar (leases and PPAs), and they are the only two national, completely vertically integrated residential solar companies. Across these and other finance providers, the TPO model has proven easy to scale given the large addressable market of consumers who can afford a lease but not the purchase of a system. But does having control of both the project funding and installation give SolarCity and Vivint an additional advantage over their competitors?
Read the rest on Cleantechmedia.
Friday, March 21st 2014
From The Hill:
A group of 144 members of the Congress sent letters Friday urging their colleagues to renew tax credits that help the wind energy industry.
The members want credits for investment in renewable energy technology and production of electricity to be renewed. Both credits expired at the end of 2013.
“Like all businesses, the wind industry seeks certainty and predictability so that long-term project decisions and investments can be made,” said the letter signed by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Mark Udall (D-Colo.), along with 24 other senators.
“Without that stability, we once again risk losing many of the jobs, infrastructure and investment that the wind industry has created,” they wrote.
Reps. Steve King (R-Iowa) and Dave Loebsack (D-Iowa) sent a similar letter along with 116 of their colleagues.
The production tax credit (PTC) provided 2.3 cents per kilowatt-hour for wind turbines during the first 10 years of the utilities’ operations and 1.1 cents for some other renewable energy sources. The investment tax credit (ITC) was worth up to 30 percent of the costs of developing wind turbines, and 10 percent or 30 percent for other sources.
“We look forward to Congress, in particular the Senate Finance Committee, acting quickly to extend the PTC and ITC so that the U.S. remains a global leader and our businesses can continue building, expanding and hiring,” Tom Kiernan, CEO of the American Wind Energy Association, said in a Friday statement.
The Senate Finance Committee will consider extending more than 50 tax incentives, including the renewable energy credits, next month, the committee said Wednesday.
Monday, February 24th 2014
The Smart Energy Initiative and the Chester County Economic Development Council hosted the 2014 Energy Briefing on Thursday, February 20th. Thanks to our sponsors PECO, ICF International, and the Coatesville Solar Initiative, as well as the speakers:
Click here to download slides from the event.
Thanks to our sponsors:
Friday, February 14th 2014
From John Hanger’s Facts of the Day:
A new report documents that wind power is pushing down electricity prices in those states with substantial wind generation. Electricity prices actually fell in the top 11 wind power states from 2008 to 2013 but rose nearly 8% in other states.
Wind farms lower electricity prices in a number of ways that are discussed in the linked to paper above. For example, in competitive power markets, wind farms displace the most high-priced power plants and lower the total market price by doing so, creating large savings for all consumers of electricity.
In utility service territories, where consumers are captured monopoly customers, wind power avoids the large fuel costs for coal, gas, oil, and uranium that are otherwise charged dollar for dollar to consumers.
Friday, January 24th 2014
SEI is pleased to post job openings from member companies and partners, as a means of effectively reaching qualified, local candidates in the smart energy industry. Additionally, SEI staff can review applications on you company’s behalf. If you’d liked to post a Job Alert, send descriptions and application instructions to Will Williams.
Viridity’s team of professionals is passionate about developing innovative technologies to evolve demand side management and power markets to benefit consumers with sources of revenue to achieve their energy and environmental goals and to relieve the costs of energy for society as a whole.
If you are results-oriented and thrive in an entrepreneurial environment that offers great responsibility and the opportunity to make significant contributions, Viridity Energy would like to hear from you.
More info at viridityenergy.com/about-us/viridity-energy-careers/
Friday, January 10th 2014
SEI is pleased to post job openings from member companies and partners, as a means of effectively reaching qualified, local candidates in the smart energy industry. Additionally, SEI staff can review applications on you company’s behalf. If you’d liked to post a Job Alert, send descriptions and application instructions to Will Williams.
Small, dynamic energy consulting group located in historic West Chester, PA, seeks a Business Development Manager to help define core markets and targets; co-develop, prioritize and manage strategic market penetration initiatives; manage and grow our existing service line; and leverage our past successes to develop new partnerships and business opportunities.
We are a Certified B Corp and are committed to helping our clients reduce energy use and adopt sustainable business practices.
JOB REQUIREMENTS
Business Development Manager
We offer a flexible work schedule, a creative environment, and the opportunity to make a difference. This position can start as part-time but we will consider starting off full-time if the right person applies.
Thursday, December 12 2013
Calling all consultants, contractors, and other ESCOs: SEI’s Advisory Services program is up and running. By participating, local firms can receive occasional, qualified project leads that align with your services, geography, and project size/scope. In return for leads that result in a project greater than $1,000, a 3-5% referral fee is returned to the Smart Energy Initiative.
Our first lead resulted in a $20,000 project in West Chester for an Advisory Services member.
Please click here to request to participate in the Smart Energy Initiative’s Advisory Services!
Friday, November 29th 2013
The Smart Energy Initiative is pleased to announce the availability of training grants for energy-related training by Pennsylvania companies, made available through the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry and the Chester County Workforce Investment Board.
Note that the following cannot be supported with training funds:
Click here to complete our quick, online application.
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