Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special Contributor, Author at pvbuzz.com

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Defining solar markets for dummies: Residential, Commercial, and Utility Solar

There are three main types of solar markets with diverse size businesses serving them: the residential market for homeowners, commercial market for businesses, ...

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorMay 4, 20190

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Ford’s move to shutdown Ontario’s environmental watchdog is a bad idea

Ontario’s environmental watchdog is set to be the latest casualty of Doug Ford’s “Open for Business” approach to governance, but environmental groups and ...

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorNovember 20, 20180

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Ford strikes again: long-awaited net metering changes cancelled

The changes would have enabled third party ownership of net-metered facilities, provided flexibility for virtual net metering projects, and introduced standard disclosures for ...

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorSeptember 27, 20180

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Ontario Unplugged? Doug Ford’s first month

Ontario’s PCs swept to power in June’s election, and Premier Doug Ford was sworn in on June 29. His first month in power ...

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorAugust 5, 20180

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Hold that thought. Energy storage is growing on Ontario’s electric grid

While Ontario may not be in the lead on storage, it has recognized storage as a "game-changing technology" for the province's electric grid

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorJune 10, 20184

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Solar panels in the shadow of the Ontario election

Ontario elections focus on many issues—but the rising cost of electricity is becoming the main subject of an "insanely charged political discussion" today

By Shane Mulligan, PhD. | Special ContributorMay 6, 20181