The Solar Marketplace Intel Report released by EnergySage for the first half of 2017 – in which EnergySage examines the results of traffic and sales to its third-party solar marketplace – shows that PV system costs in several states fell below $3/Watt – while interest in premium panels increased. ShoppersRead More

To protect consumers and level the playing field between large and small solar installers, the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC) has chosen Mass Energy Consumers Alliance and EnergySage to administer the 2017 Mass Solar Connect program. Mass Solar Connect offers a simplified and trustworthy solar shopping experience. By leveraging anRead More

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) looked at the PV installer landscape of the country to glean information on how installer size affects solar system pricing. The results of the study (you can read the whole thing here) indicate that the larger installers (think Solar City) that take up mostRead More

EnergySage published its fourth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of consumer behavior, demographics, and preferences, as well as a complete account of industry trends in the U.S. residential solar market in 2016. “This latest report speaks to the importance of transparency and comparison-shopping in residential solar,”Read More

EnergySage released the results of its second annual Solar Installer Survey, which captures key observations of local, regional and national solar installers in both residential and commercial markets. More than 360 experienced solar installers across the United States responded to the survey. Challenges Among the central findings, over half ofRead More

Community solar seems to grab the attention of utilities and homeowners alike, and EnergySage is looking to grab said attention with its just launched Community Solar Marketplace. The goal here is to simplify how property owners and renters research and sign up for community solar by both aggregating the many availableRead More

As solar equipment and installation costs continue to fall, system ownership has become more accessible thanks to increasingly attractive solar loan options. Today, most solar loans quoted in the EnergySage Marketplace are conveniently offered to consumers via the installers themselves. However, since not all installers offer all loan products, someRead More

  We do not come to bury the lease, but to praise the loan. The residential solar lease gets the credit it deserves for growing the solar industry when it was but a seedling that carried a large upfront cost with few financing vehicles to make it palatable for homeowners,Read More

EnergySage released its third semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, providing the most detailed analysis of the U.S. residential solar market to date. In addition to its comprehensive analysis of solar price trends, consumer buying behavior, and market share statistics, this most recent report features several new additions, including national andRead More

Connecticut residents in search of comprehensive solar information can now visit GoSolarCT.com, which allows homeowners to research and comparison-shop for solar online, while helping local solar installers grow their business. The website is the result of a partnership between the Connecticut Green Bank and EnergySage. The entire EnergySage offering has beenRead More