Hawaii Solar Riding High…

Hawaii makes up an outsized portion of the U.S. residential solar market. Based on data collected recently, Hawaii solar installations have…

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. […]

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% […]

Residential Solar Is Finishing 2020 STRONG [Solar Permit Weekly]

Weekly Observations Weekly permits holding up very well in first half of December. By this time last year, permit activity was already softening before hitting the hard landing into Christmas + New Years Compared to a year ago, permits are ~13% higher….which will likely come down to 8-10% after the slow next 2 weeks. West […]