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EnergySage Releases Its Fourth Solar Marketplace Intel Report™BOSTON, April 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- EnergySage published today its fourth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report™, providing a comprehensive analysis of consumer behavior, demographics, and preferences, as well as a complete account of industry trends in the U.S. residential solar market in 2016. This latest edition of the industry-leading report presents several new datasets and analyses including an expanded list of new states, a review of the community solar landscape, and greater insights into solar shopper demographics. According to EnergySage data, the typical solar shopper is a mid-career male in his mid-40s with interests in real estate, financial services, and home services in addition to solar energy. This most recent report also features a new section analyzing residential solar data by utility territory. EnergySage compared the levelized cost of energy (LCOE) of solar to today's electricity rates in territories served by Commonwealth Edison Co., Consolidated Edison (ConEd), Dominion Power, Florida Power & Light Co., Southern California Edison, and Xcel Energy. In all service areas, the LCOE of solar is lower than the 2016 residential electricity rate offered by the utility, affirming the comparative benefits of solar as a low-cost energy source. Other key insights in the latest Solar Marketplace Intel Report include: Solar prices are falling at accelerating rate More quotes result in more sales Solar shoppers are mostly male "This latest report speaks to the importance of transparency and comparison-shopping in residential solar," said EnergySage CEO and founder Vikram Aggarwal. "For the consumer, getting more quotes empowers them to make better-informed decisions. For the installer, more quotes results in increased consumer confidence, which in turn results in a higher likelihood of purchase. Comparison-shopping platforms like EnergySage make win-win situations like this possible." EnergySage is the country's leading online comparison-shopping marketplace for rooftop solar, community solar, and solar financing, and is uniquely positioned to share solar market insights. This report furthers EnergySage's mission to support the healthy growth of the solar industry via consumer education and empowerment, price transparency, and greater information sharing among all stakeholders. The latest report can be downloaded for free at: www.energysage.com/data/ About EnergySage, Inc. To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/energysage-releases-its-fourth-solar-marketplace-intel-report-300442280.html SOURCE EnergySage, Inc. |