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  • Engineers discuss field test of PanelClaw’s new Panda Bear Ground Mount

    Preventing a Solar Slide As solar energy becomes more popular in the marketplace, the technology continues to improve and become more cost effective. The rapid pace of development and highly competitive environment has incentivized solar companies to better understand how their products interact with the surrounding environment. As an example,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Details on one of the largest urban solar projects in the U.S. nearing completion

    Solar projects have so much more potential when viewed as a collective bundle versus typical one-off projects, specifically when municipalities are behind the idea. The work Standard Solar is doing for the DC Department of General Services (DGS) is a great example as it includes 30 solar rooftop arrays throughoutRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Barn-Inspired Tiny Home

    Say what you will, but tiny houses are fun! And the Colorado-based Rocky Mountain Tiny Houses firm makes some of the most unique ones in the world. They completed this barn-like tiny home for a client who recently retired and wanted a cozy, functional and affordable home. It’s called the Bitterroot Valley tiny house and…

  • Wheeler Power Systems installs Caterpillar solar system for Utah’s first net zero community

    Living Zenith is Utah’s first net zero community setting an unprecedented standard for energy efficiency in the state. With smart tech and strategic design, these green homes generate as much energy as they use in one year. Caterpillar solar photovoltaic systems, provided by Wheeler Power Systems, a division of WheelerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunrun becomes first large national installer to try Midwest expansion

    Sunrun Inc., still plugging away as one of the largest national residential solar companies in the United States, is making its first bold stride into the Midwest and expanding its home solar service to Wisconsin. Sunrun says customers in the state can either own their system outright with Sunrun BrightBuy, or ownRead More — Solar Builder magazine