Author: LEED Blogger

  • Mind the gap: Building the solar workforce

    The solar industry was supercharged by the historic Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which not only supports deployment of solar PV through the extension of tax credits, but also creates incentives for U.S.-based manufacturing. The flip side of all this good news is that the industry now faces a substantial shortage of skilled labor. This includes……

  • Sunstone Credit offers Express Loan for small businesses switching to solar

    Despite the myriad advantages of solar energy, most small businesses struggle to secure loans for their solar systems. They typically have to pay cash, use more cumbersome financing options, or in the worst case scenario, give up and forgo solar entirely. Commercial solar lender Sunstone Credit announced a new loan product last week, Express Loan,……

  • Paired Power’s EV charging solar canopy now available via GSA Advantage

    Paired Power‘s EV charging solar canopy, the PairTree, is now available in the U.S. via the GSA Advantage and Sourcewell lists (through partnership with EV Connect). This means federal and state organizations can purchase PairTree at the government’s best authorized prices. PairTree is a solar powered EV charger that combines battery storage with bifacial solar……

  • Nextracker surpasses milestone of 600 projects in its DG solar portfolio

    Nextracker marked a new milestone as the company surpassed 600 projects delivered in its distributed generation (DG) portfolio. Driven by customers realizing significant energy gains using its NX Horizon solar tracker systems, the company’s DG projects are deployed worldwide in commercial and industrial applications, including data centers, farming, retail, education and manufacturing verticals. “Distributed generation technology……

  • Onyx Renewables, Qcells team up on 2 community solar + storage projects in Mass.

    Onyx Renewable Partners LP and Qcells North America are tag-teaming two community solar and battery projects in Massachusetts. The projects developed by Onyx have a total of 6.2 MW — 3.3 MW provided by Qcells — of solar and 5.5 MWh of energy storage, all provided by Qcells. The projects will strengthen local renewable energy capacity and give community……