Tag: Residential Solar
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Saying no to bad business, and more tips from NABCEP 2024 | Power Forward!
The NABCEP CE conference is a great education and networking event for solar installers. On this edition of Power Forward! Solar Builder Editor Chris Crowell discusses the most important takeaways for solar installers from the 2024 edition of the NABCEP CE event with Jordyn Dollarhide, communications and media manager with BayWa r.e. Watch the full……
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GAF Energy’s Timberline Solar roofing earns Miami-Dade approval
GAF Energy’s nailable solar shingle system, Timberline Solar, has been approved by Miami-Dade County’s Product Control Sector after an extensive multi-month review and evaluation. This is notable because Miami-Dade has stringent requirements for rooftop mounting, and GAF says Timberline is the only solar roofing system to earn its approval to this point. Approval by Miami-Dade……
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Duke Energy piloting incentive program for home solar + storage in North Carolina
Duke Energy is implementing PowerPair, a new incentive-based pilot program for installing home solar generation with battery energy storage in its Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress service areas in North Carolina. The company received approval from the North Carolinas Utility Commission (NCUC) for the program on January 11, 2024. The one-time incentive-based program,……
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Sunnova expands virtual power plant network in six states and Puerto Rico
Sunnova Energy International continues to expand its energy services, announcing new an expansion of its virtual power plant (VPP) network, boosting accessibility in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Texas. “Electricity demand is being driven to record levels and the power grid is not ready – but VPPs can offer critical……
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Solar installer ‘untrustworthiness’ doubled last year. How can you change that?
When I cleared out my NABCEP notebook last week, I relayed some anecdotes of “questionable sales and design methods” that came up throughout the week. Well, the 2024 “Solar Industry Snapshot” from Aurora Solar, also published last week, shows homeowners are growing leerier of such tactics. The Solar Industry Snapshot report examines early 2024 U.S….…