Steady Gains In February [Solar Stats]
Weekly Observations This Week. Residential solar permits increased by 5% this week. Strength in the Southeast (Orlando, New Orleans), Rockies (Denver), and California was offset by lower permit filings in Texas and the East Coast February. For February, permits are tracking up almost 15% compared to January and year ago levels. Q1’21. Half way through Q1’21, […]
First Look At Data Behind ERCOT Power Stack Failure
Why It Matters: Data behind the current power crisis in Texas will have far reaching implications on how the state and the U.S. tackle power and renewables going forward. In this update, we have used the power data Lium regularly collects from ERCOT and the EIA to add some perspective on the current electricity crisis […]
Small Installers Losing Share To The Mid & Big
Continuing a multi-year trend, market share for the thousands of small installers has continued to…
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…
…But Hawaii Running Low On Juice
While Hawaii installations have been strong, permits have been so-so…
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. […]
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% […]