As the results of the 2016 presidential election came in, my thoughts were with and for our country, not the solar market. Since then, however, we’ve had a host of questions from our supporters, investors, and friends asking how Trump’s victory will affect the solar industry. To summarize

Originally posted on ImpactAlpha [http://impactalpha.com/read-this-if-you-are-not-a-zillionaire-impact-investing-for-the-rest-of-us/] . By Marine Leytes AND Jérôme Tagge. Supply is beginning to catch up with demand for impact investing products for “retail” investors. Ample research indicates that everyday investors increasingly care about the impact of the investments they make. But impact investing products – funds,

Long live the short-term loan -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Originally published in Greentech Media [http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/why-the-ppa-is-dying]. After a tough end to the last decade, solar has been surging due to the explosive combination of falling prices and easily available financing. This is, of course, wonderful news for anyone

By Melody Hahm of Yahoo Finance. Full story here [https://finance.yahoo.com/news/don-t-million-dollars-invest-000000760.html?utm_content=buffer5ff01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer] . Do you feel clueless about the stock market? Already invested in equities but itching to diversify? Here are four companies that

Here's a little bit of the founding story of Wunder Capital. By Catherine Clifford for Entrepreneur. > Sam Beaudin, Bryan Birsic and Dave Riess, who were doing well for themselves employed in various roles at tech startups, all harbored an underlying angst. They realized that if the companies they worked for

Industry growth As we in the industry are well aware, business in the US solar market is booming. Growth is both strong, and accelerating. Earlier this year, we surpassed one million solar installations (27.5 GWdc), and built 1,665 MWdc in just the first three months of the year.

Wunder Capital recently launched its third financing product for commercial solar PV projects, Wunder Term Loans. The new Term Loans are designed for businesses looking for an accelerated path to ownership of their commercial solar project. Wunder focuses on the traditionally underserved small commercial market, providing businesses and EPC/developer

In the early days of solar, most systems were purchased in cash. Unlike other large purchases, like cars and houses, a well developed financial services market for solar projects simply didn’t exist yet. In recent years, capital markets have recognized the size of financing demand that the solar industry

RENVU Solar Equipment Distribution, a California based equipment distributor, has teamed up with Wunder Capital to offer its customers flexible short-term equipment financing. Through Wunder, eligible RENVU customers can secure 3-12 month, interest-only loans in as little as a week. The equipment-backed loans are available for commercial projects with procurement

As has often been noted, the commercial market segment is not installing solar nearly as rapidly as residential and utility-scale. Reasons for this are myriad and complex, but one of the most agreed upon hurdles in this market is limited access to affordable capital. Availability is particularly limited for smaller

Wunder Capital, an online solar lending platform, and UpSolar America, a leading international developer, manufacturer, and distributor of PV modules, announced a partnership today that will bring flexible-term equipment financing to UpSolar customers. The program will provide purchasers of UpSolar products the option to finance their order with a Wunder

As solar professionals take an increasingly involved role in helping their customers secure loans, it is important to have a thorough understanding of how various options can affect a client. Financing offers can vary greatly from one lender to the next, particularly in the small-medium sized commercial space. Small but

Last month, the NC Clean Energy Technology Center and Meister Consultants Group released their 2015 Policy Review, “The 50 States of Solar”. The report sets out to provide key stakeholders in the solar PV industry with an overview of trends in relevant policy and regulation. It includes analysis of activities

What are they? Who cares about them? And what could they mean for your solar project? Any time a business borrows money from a creditor (i.e. lender), the creditor is likely going to file a UCC-1 financing statement to secure their claim to whatever collateral has been put up

Raise led by Techstars Ventures, Fenway Summer Ventures, and FinTech Collective Boulder, Colo. - March 8, 2016 - Wunder Capital, an online lending platform that connects investors with large-scale solar projects across the United States, announced today a $3.6 million Series A, bringing the company’s total funding to

In the solar industry, we know that a solar system is a great asset - the equipment is valuable, under a long warranty, and if necessary, can be removed from the rooftop. On top of that, value from the generated power can be realized through either savings or direct resale.

On July 14th, we are hosting our inaugural investor energy event! Securing Our Clean Energy Future Wunder will be joined by experts from The Rocky Mountain Institute, Renaissance Wealth Management, and Colorado State University to discuss the renewable energy transition and opportunities for investors to capitalize on this impending revolution.