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  • Sunworks launches app to drive solar customer referrals

    Solar installs keep rising, but residential PV could use a tipping point that nudges it from niche in-vestment to common household expense. Can an app do that? Some companies are trying to do just that, with Sunworks’ PowerPay Mobile App being the latest example. ‘PowerPay’ is an affiliate referral programRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • FAFCO crowdfunding its new solar electric, solar thermal combo system

    FAFCO has been around since 1969 in the solar thermal manufacturing space and is taking its latest brainchild to crowdfunding. The concept they are looking to crowdfund is CoolPV — an enhanced solar electric panel that generates electricity and heats water using the same panel on the same valuable solar roof space. BecauseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PUC of Ohio seeks public comment after utilities seek higher fixed charges

    The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) is kicking off a series of four public hearings around the state over the next two weeks to get public input on AEP Ohio’s proposal to more than double the ‘fixed charges’ residents must pay on their electric bills each month. Fixed chargesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Tiny Home That Can Withstand a Hurricane

    Tiny homes aren’t exactly known for being weather-resilient but the so-called Amsterdam 24, made by Transcend Tiny Homes of Tennessee, is an exception. This home offers plenty of storage, is lightweight and towable, and can withstand high winds. The Amsterdam 24 rests atop a 24 ft (7.3 m)-long double-axle trailer, which is where it gets…

  • HCS Renewable Energy joins the South Carolina Solar Business Alliance

    Austin, Texas-based HCS Renewable Energy is the newest member to join the South Carolina Solar Business Alliance serving as primary staffing subcontractor on utility-scale solar projects nationwide. The South Carolina Solar Business Alliance (SBA) is the voice of solar for South Carolina. Their mission is to create a positive businessRead More — Solar Builder magazine