Future of the Solar Residential Rooftop Business Model

Posted in Events, News, Residential Solar Energy |

January 20, 2016

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solar finance and investment usa 2015Transcript from Solar Finance & Investment USA panel discussion on Residential Solar. (See remarks from SunBlue’s Chris Hale highlighted in yellow.)

Representatives of four companies who are active in the US solar residential rooftop market had a wide-ranging discussion at a conference hosted by Solar Media in New York in late October 2015 about the different business models in use in that market and how each will fare if the 30% federal tax credit for solar is not extended past 2016. The conversation covered current installation costs, typical capital stacks, the cost of capital, barriers to entry and the potential for margin compression.  

The panelists are Sylvain Mansier, chief operating officer and chief financial officer of Sungage Financial, Albert Lu, vice president for structured finance and strategy at SolarCity, Jason Cavaliere, vice president for project finance at Sunrun, and Chris Hale, president of SunBlue Energy. The moderator is Keith Martin with Chadbourne in Washington. Read More

Seeing the Light with Rockaway Beach’s NYC Daylighting

Posted in Seeing the Light Partner Profiles |

January 18, 2016

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SunBlue Energy’s partner profiles highlight businesses that help residents and businesses go green in Westchester, Rockland, New York City and beyond.

Solatube NYC daylightingWho couldn’t use a little more light in their life? The NYC Daylighting team, located in Rockaway Beach, New York, has been brightening people’s homes (and lives) for over 25 years. We’re proud to be affiliated with NYC Daylighting and their dedication to solar energy and reducing energy consumption.

NYC Daylighting is an official Solatube premier dealer that installs both residential and commercial daylighting systems in New York City, Westchester County, and parts of New Jersey. What’s solatube, you ask? Solatube tubular daylighting devices, or TDDs, are high-performance lighting solutions that bring daylight into interior spaces where traditional skylights and windows simply can’t reach. TDDs, sometimes referred to as sun pipes or tubular skylights, use a capture-transfer delivery process to provide natural light in dark interior spaces. Solatube is an innovative daylighting system that is cost-effective while still being energy-efficient. Read More