Solar Stocks: How to Invest Now
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 3:04PM CDT
The solar industry is now reaching legitimacy in the energy industry, something that's evident to even the most stringent proponents of fossil fuels. Electricity from the sun is now less expensive than from fossil fuels in the southwestern U.S.,...
Will SolarCity (SCTY) Stock Be Helped By New Commercial Initiative?
at The Street - Tue Sep 16, 1:11PM CDT
The company said it was adopting a new mounting system that would improve commercial installations by increasing the number of solar panels it can install.
Have Hawaii and New York Reached the Solar Tipping Point?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 16, 10:27AM CDT
Solar power, even with government incentives, is relatively expensive when compared to the per kilowatt hour cost of electricity offered by utilities. However, as solar power costs come down, that math is changing. Two states are already at or very...
New SolarCity Product Makes it Possible for Businesses to Significantly Increase Solar Output From Each Rooftop
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 16, 7:00AM CDT
SolarCity (Nasdaq:SCTY) unveiled a new product in its Zep Solar line of solar products today--a flat roof solar mounting solution that is twice as fast to install and can generate significantly more solar electricity from each rooftop than alternatives for the commercial market. ZS Peak makes it possible for far more businesses, schools and other organizations to install solar power on their buildings and immediately pay less for solar electricity than they pay for utility power, and will significantly expand the addressable market for commercial solar.
Tesla Dives As Musk Doubts Stock Price
at Investor's Business Daily - Mon Sep 15, 6:41PM CDT
Tesla Motors (TSLA) stock, sinking after a new analyst report following valuation comments this month by CEO Elon Musk, helped drag down the Nasdaq 1.1% Monday in its biggest loss since July 31. Tesla stock dropped 9.1% in the stock market today to...
Weak On High Volume: SolarCity (SCTY)
at The Street - Mon Sep 15, 9:01AM CDT
Trade-Ideas LLC identified SolarCity (SCTY) as a weak on high relative volume candidate
Why Chinese Solar Companies Are Falling Behind
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Sep 15, 8:44AM CDT
As the global solar industry has boomed in 2014, some of the largest Chinese solar manufacturers have continued to struggle on the stock market. SCTY data by YCharts The big reason Chinese solar stocks aren't doing well is the fact that...
Quarterly Changes to the NASDAQ Q-50 Index
GlobeNewswire - Mon Sep 15, 6:08AM CDT
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced the results of the quarterly re-ranking of the NASDAQ Q-50 Index (Nasdaq:NXTQ), which will become effective prior to market open on Monday, September 22, 2014.
You'll Be Shocked Where Rooftop Solar Can Save You Money
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 10:42AM CDT
Rooftop solar has been an extremely hot industry in 2014 as the economics of installing solar are becoming attractive for both companies and consumers. Solar power systems can now be installed with $0 down through loans or leases in some parts of the...
Solar Power Doesn’t Need Subsidies Anymore
Justin Loiseau, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Sep 14, 8:35AM CDT
Source: SolarCity Corp Solar is soaring, according to a new report released this week. But more surprisingly, it's increasingly expanding without the help of solar subsidies, a welcome signal that solar -- and companies like SolarCity Corp --...
China Could Upend Elon Musk's Renewable Energy Dreams
Travis Hoium, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Sep 13, 9:41AM CDT
Elon Musk has as much as $10 billion , not to mention his own personal fortune, riding on the growth of Tesla Motors EV sales and SolarCity's solar and energy storage system growth. It's one of the biggest bets ever made on renewable energy...
Nevada And Tesla Speed Into Battery Factory Marriage
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 6:13PM CDT
Did Nevada just break some lawmaking land-speed record? The state rolled high and fast to pass four pieces of legislation designed to welcome electric car maker Tesla Motors (TSLA) in to build its much-touted, multibillion-dollar battery gigafactory,...
Trina seeing surging demand
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 6:01PM CDT
China-based solar panel maker Trina Solar's (TSL) factories are running flat out but still can't meet customer demand, Bloomberg said Fri., based on an interview with CEO Gao Jifan. Trina's shares touched a 5-month high amid a sector rally. Other...
Google Invests $145M in SunEdison's Solar Project Regulus - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 12, 3:40PM CDT
Google (GOOGL) is investing $145 million in equity funding to SunEdison (SUNE), for the construction of Regulus, its solar plant in southern California
Trina Solar, Other Solar Stocks Up On Capacity Report
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri Sep 12, 12:03PM CDT
China-based Trina Solar's (TSL) factories are going full throttle, according to a Bloomberg News report Friday, sending the solar panel maker's stock rising. Even at full capacity, Trina can't meet customer demand, Trina Solar's CEO told Bloomberg....
Today's Top Performers In Technology
at The Street - Fri Sep 12, 12:03PM CDT
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the technology sector higher today.
Solar, Wind, and Papaya: 3 Ways Hawaii Is Building Its Renewable Power Future
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 12, 8:01AM CDT
The renewable power wave that's sweeping the continental United States in the form of wind and solar is having a profound impact on the energy market. However, there's one state where the changes will be bigger than in any other: Hawaii. And, because...
New Technology Launch, Survey Results, Dividend Date, Capacity Expansion, and Earnings Release Schedules - Research Reports on EMC, TripAdvisor, Garmin, SolarCity and Accenture
PR Newswire - Fri Sep 12, 8:00AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its research reports regarding EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), TripAdvisor Inc. (NASDAQ: TRIP), Garmin Ltd. (NASDAQ: GRMN), SolarCity Corporation (NASDAQ: SCTY) and Accenture plc (NYSE: ACN). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/6424-100free.
California Is About to Give SolarCity a Helping Hand
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 10, 9:47AM CDT
According to the California Assemblyman Al Muratsuchi it can take 65 days to install solar panels, "of which 64 of those days are spent wading through the local bureaucracy to get the necessary permits and approvals." That's why he sponsored a bill...
Will Rooftop Solar Save the Utility Industry or Destroy It?
Reuben Brewer, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Sep 09, 8:56AM CDT
Edison International has been very vocal about the problem with rooftop solar systems that sell power back to the grid, called distributed power, at elevated rates. Essentially, the company says, those without rooftop systems are subsidizing those...