Resi Solar Permits Flat This Week [Solar Stats]
Weekly Observations This Week. Residential solar permitting remained flat after last weeks big jump. Texas market was strongest this week, particularly in Austin and El Paso. Jan / Feb. For January, permits ended up roughly 7% compared to a year ago (down ~20% versus the Q4 average – January is typically the lowest permit month of […]
Resi Solar Pop (after slow start) [Solar Stats]
Weekly Observations This Week. After a slow start to the year, permit activity improved sharply this week, up 20% compared to the prior week. This weeks boost was driven by the central region in cities like Chicago and Indianapolis as well as the Southeast (New Orleans). All other regions increased as well. Jan / Feb. […]
Texas Wind Backlog Depleting
As highlighted in our launch last month, continued growth in U.S. onshore wind markets could be challenging over the next five years. One of these markets where growth is already slowing is…
Texas Wind Generation Poor To Start 2021
While partially due to maintenance, Texas wind resource has been…
January Wind Resource Poor [Windometer]
Weekly Observations January wind resource finished on a low note, with wind speeds down 8% compared to the prior week. For the month, wind resource finished down ~10% compared to the prior year. Despite lower resource, January wind generation still improved compared to the prior year, driven by higher capacity and better utilization, particularly in […]
BOEM Resumes Vineyard – Highlights Big U.S. Offshore Growth
Vineyard is one of the furthest along large-scale offshore wind projects in our U.S. Offshore Wind Power Orderbook, and this week’s regulatory developments in the project confirm a…
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Catalysts
As highlighted in our launch last month, U.S. offshore wind is a sleeping giant. Here’s what we are watching over the next 12-24 months for signs of progress in this critical growth sector of renewables market.
Solar Q1 Estimates (permits down big, installations flattish)
With Q4 and January solar data rounding out, our first read on Q1’21 suggests residential solar permits could be
Adding New Jersey Solar Data
As one of the key solar hubs, this week we are adding New Jersey activity to our database and models… Here are some key takeaways from this important data release
Residential Permits Take A Breather [Solar Stats]
Weekly Observations After a jump in early January, permits took a breather this week, falling 8% compared to the prior 7 days. Meanwhile, the 4-week average has now turned positive (up slightly on the week) as we get past the low holiday data. For January in total, the number of permits are tracking down ~20% […]