Designing for decades: Tips for long-term solar project success

April 06, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Erin Kivlehan, SVP of asset management, Radian Generation
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<p>Although long-term solar hardware costs have plummeted, the rise in recent solar project costs is driven primarily by rising interest rates, which increase the cost of financing capital-heavy installations. Lenders have grown more conservative, change order tolerance has narrowed and yield shortfalls that might once have been absorbed are now threatening project viability. In this&#8230;</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/designing-for-decades-tips-for-long-term-solar-project-success/">Designing for decades: Tips for long-term solar project success</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

<p>Although long-term solar hardware costs have plummeted, the rise in recent solar project costs is driven primarily by rising interest rates, which increase the cost of financing capital-heavy installations. Lenders have grown more conservative, change order tolerance has narrowed and yield shortfalls that might once have been absorbed are now threatening project viability. In this&#8230;</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com/2026/04/designing-for-decades-tips-for-long-term-solar-project-success/">Designing for decades: Tips for long-term solar project success</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.solarpowerworldonline.com">Solar Power World</a>.</p>

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