The spotlight that once shone on the solar stocks has dimmed in a significant way in the months leading up to the presidential election. Undoubtedly, when the Trump administration took over, it…
Joey Frenette There has been big news in the world of electric power in recent days. The electric capacity of clean and renewable energy has now surpassed the electric capacity of coal for the…
The investing population often makes very different bets around events, and they often take the opposite side regardless whether they otherwise feel happy or sad about news.
Call it global warming. Call it climate change. Maybe it’s a nuance, or maybe your political stance determines how you feel about this debate. 24/7 Wall St. has tracked investment in clean…
The acquisition of Vivint Solar just is not having a broad spillover to the solar exchange traded funds.
In what can only be called a surprise move, SunPower and First Solar announced Monday evening that they are joining forces to create a yieldco.
If one sector is sensitive to market sell-offs or to lower crude oil prices, it is the alternative energy sector.
thinkstockWith any other emerging technology, the cheaper it gets, the more it is accepted. Solar is the living proof of that. The good thing for investors that embrace a position of solar…
First Solar is surging at the same time that the company is conducting its analyst meeting. There are three issues running the stock higher,and there are implications elsewhere to consider as well.
flickr / walmartcorporateThe solar sector has seen its share of pain. In fact, many observers believe that the industry would not be able to operate without tax assistance and subsidies for the…
thinkstockThe solar stocks are back on fire. The problem is that this feels a lot like 2008, without the super-high share prices making it feel like another 1999 dot-com bubble all over…
thinkstockSunPower Corp. (NASDAQ: SPWR) released its corporate earnings shortly before the close rather than after the close, and the result is that another big solar move higher may be underway. The company…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) did not just have a great day. The solar leader managed to have massive upside guidance due to a large project and this was on top of…
ThinkstockIn the disaster zone known as the solar sector, virtually all the news has been bad for so long that anything that smells like good news is jumped on as an excuse…
thinkstockFirst Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: FSLR) is leading shares lower this morning. The company has taken at least two severe analyst downgrades this morning. That is on the heels of a poor sales…
