Though 2017 breaks a long trend of growth in residential solar, the sector looks to be undergoing a transition to focus on profitability as markets mature, competition intensifies and the cost of bringing in new customers increases, Utility Dive reported.
With a saturated market and the potential loss of a key solar program, according to Utility Dive, increased competition and budget cuts called for by the Trump administration could stand to further dampen the industry’s prospects in California.
