San Antonio wins SolSmart award for supportive solar program adoption

The City of San Antonio announced in May that it, and CPS Energy, San Antonio’s municipally owned utility, have been selected for national recognition for programs and practices that make it faster, easier, and cheaper to go solar. A SolSmart designation is a signal that the community is “open for solar business,” helping to attract solar […]

U.S. residential solar market down 17 percent year-over-year

In spite of strong Texas growth, GTM Research and the Solar Energy Industries Association report that the residential solar market declined in the first quarter compared to last year. Due to a severe year-over-year 31 percent contraction in California, growth in other states could not pick up all the slack according to this May pv […]