Skip Dise, Author at SolarAnywhere

kWh Analytics’ 2021 Solar Generation Index: Real-world data, collaboration needed to inform financial decisions and improve certainty in returns

Skip Dise | Nov 2, 2021

As solar becomes a more attractive investment, transaction speed often takes precedence over accuracy, which can lead to market inefficiencies. In the 2021 Solar Generation Index report, kWh Analytics is supplying transparency to the solar industry with a performance...

SunCast podcast: Industry experts discuss the past, present and future of solar project financing

Skip Dise | Jul 26, 2021

In the SunCast podcast “The Value of Data on Solar Project Finance,” I joined Nico Johnson, the podcast host, Heidi Larson from ICF, and Hoa Shen from kWh Analytics in a discussion about the past, present and future of solar project financing. The conversation focused...

2021 Solar Risk Assessment Report: Data insights to mitigate financial, operating and natural catastrophe risk

Skip Dise | Jun 9, 2021

With solar accounting for 43% of new generation capacity in the U.S. in 2020—an industry record—the kWh Analytics’ Solar Risk Assessment report is more important than ever to maintain the collective credibility of the solar industry. The third annual installment of...

New Solar Risk Assessment report provides data-based insights for the solar industry

Skip Dise | Jun 17, 2020

The latest kWh Analytics “Solar Risk Assessment” report provides solar investors with the latest insights on the evolution of solar photovoltaic (PV) generation risk—and the importance of allowing data-based insights to inform the deployment of capital. This report...

A long history of data is key to solar project bankability

Skip Dise | Dec 6, 2019

While the average power purchase agreement (PPA) price falls to keep solar competitive, the amount of global solar capacity developed in the past two-years has increased at a rate of roughly 30% year-over-year. This means that project developers are being forced to...

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