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Innovation in Response to Solar Demand

By Francis Hodsoll|2025-06-18T14:12:18-04:00May 30th, 2016|Industry|

After Supreme Court’s Stay on The Clean Power Plan Last week SolUnesco presented on a panel at Solar Power Southeast in Atlanta, Georgia (Click here to download presentation). The panel focused on the trajectory for solar after the Supreme Court’s Stay on the Clean Power Plan (CPP) including the legal merits of the suit, and the impact on the economics, policy, and market trends. Does the Supreme Court’s Stay mean a slower pace for the development of renewables going forward?

Southeastern Utilities Take the Reins on Solar Development

By Francis Hodsoll|2025-06-18T11:35:32-04:00May 16th, 2016|Southeast|

Leading the Charge Utilities in southern states are evolving towards a renewable future by embracing their solar energy potential and developing beyond federal renewable energy requirements. Major utilities are beginning to step up and procure or build solar without the requirements of a state Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS) or other incentives. GTM refers to this market trend as ‘voluntary procurement’ (voluntary procurement is defined as the utility either purchasing the energy and environmental attributes from a third-party or owning the

SolUnesco discusses future of renewable energy at Resilient Virginia and Environment Virginia Symposium

By Francis Hodsoll|2025-06-18T11:29:42-04:00April 22nd, 2016|Virginia Solar|

What the 2014 Clean Power Plan and 2015 Paris Climate 21 Agreement Mean for Renewables The opportunity for growth in the renewable energy industry is more promising than ever with the combination of the 2014 Clean Power Plan and the 2015 Paris Climate COP 21 agreement. SolUnesco looks to be at the forefront of decarbonizing the current energy system in Virginia by developing large-scale renewable energy projects. Over the last few weeks Francis Hodsoll, SolUnesco President, presented at the Resilient

The Solar Value Chain: a Study in Competitive Destruction

By Francis Hodsoll|2025-06-18T11:18:47-04:00December 12th, 2015|Company Update|

InfoCast Energy Project Finance conference SolUnesco presented at the New York InfoCast Energy Project Finance conference December 10th. Our presentation the Economics of Renewable Energy Business Models focused on the trends impacting margins along the value chain. If you have earned a living in solar for more than a few years, you have seen innovation, unsustainable margins and then dramatic margin compression. I don’t think anyone is surprised given low barriers to entry and generally commodity like products and services.

UVA Professor Finds Numerous Efforts with and Reverses the Findings of a Report Critical of EPA’s Clean Power Plan

By SolUMarketing|2025-06-18T11:10:35-04:00July 30th, 2015|Company Update|

Last week, UVA Professor William Shobe, Ph.D. released a report that assessed the methodologies, assumptions and conclusions in a report critical of the Clean Power Plan. Virginia’s Center for Coal and Energy Research (CCER) produced a report as part of the Governor’s Energy Plan that concluded that a large amount of money would be needed to change the energy infrastructure in Virginia to comply with the Clean Power Plan, and the consequences of this change would be negative. In his

HODSOLL: Cut carbon to boost Virginia’s economy

By SolUMarketing|2025-06-23T11:49:24-04:00April 15th, 2015|Policy, Virginia Solar|

This summer, we expect a final Clean Power Plan rule, the federal Environmental Protection Agency’s requirement that states reduce carbon pollution from electricity generation. The big question for Virginia: Is the regulation an anchor or an opportunity? A growing chorus of businesses sees economic opportunity for the commonwealth: a chance to foster long-term growth and drive prudent energy diversification. Yesterday, in advance of Governor McAuliffe’s meeting with the Virginia Chamber of Commerce, the Virginian-Pilot published an op-ed by VAEIC board president, Francis Hodsoll.