Solar Power

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) shares spiked up nearly 8 percent Tuesday after the company issued strong fiscal 2018 guidance at its analyst day in Perrysburg, Ohio. First Solar is expecting fiscal 2017 sales in the $2.3-2.25 billion range against analyst estimates of $2.38 billion. Solar power...

Puerto Rico is looking for answers to its devastating blackouts and leveled energy infrastructure. And Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA), the world’s panacea, is as eager as ever to be the solution. CEO Elon Musk responded Thursday to calls for intervention by confirming Tesla’s capacity to meet...

Shares of Real Goods Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: RGSE) surged in value after Wednesday's market open and were trading higher by more than 240 percent 40 minutes after the opening bell. The surge is attributed to the $6 million market cap company's announcement it has entered into a new license...

First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) stock jumped 5.4 percent Sept. 22 to a new 52-week high of $53.00 after a positive ruling from the U.S. International Trade Commission. The ruling left the door open for President Donald Trump to potentially restrict solar imports, a move that would likely support...

Considering the generally high cost of air conditioning, the fact that New Mexico has the lowest average monthly energy bill of any state may come as a surprise. But perhaps more surprising is that its trick isn’t living by candlelight or killing the cooling system. It’s living by coal...

India’s Central Electricity Regulatory Commission proposed a 70-percent cut Monday in the cost of renewable energy certificates from $0.05 per kilowatt-hour to $0.015 per kilowatt-hour — and Axiom Capital’s Gordon Johnson said it’s not necessarily good news. “Given...

Gordon Johnson, Axiom's noted alternative energy analyst, said in an e-mail response to Benzinga that he sees a lot of similar characteristics among 8Point3 Energy Partners LP (NASDAQ: CAFD), the now bankrupt Sunedison Inc (OTC: SUNEQ) and SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY), which would have gone...

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) stumbled last year, but the largest solar exchange-traded fund is showing signs of shaking out of those doldrums. Year-to-date, TAN is higher by more than 7 percent, and with a move of just over 5 percent, the ETF will reclaim its 200-day moving average. TAN,...

Data released by the U.S. Energy Information Administration indicated impressive growth in PV installs through November 2016. Despite this, growth in U.S. solar installations may actually be cooling, Axiom's Gordon L. Johnson said in a report. According to PVInsights data for this week, average...

Solar stocks have established the tendency over the years of disappointing investors. The name SunEdison still haunts investors, as one of the world's biggest solar power companies declared bankruptcy in 2016. Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA)'s acquisition of its sister company SolarCity was viewed...