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  • California retirement community expected to save $250,000 a year with Sharp solar+storage system

    The NW Photon Energy and Paradise Village Retirement Community, a senior Independent Assisted and Memory Care Community in San Diego, Calif., is adding a 240 kW/324 kWh SmartStorage system from Sharp in six buildings on the community’s grounds and integrated with 516 kW of solar PV. The decision was aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Jersey solar expansion takes next steps through state legislature

    Bills that will expand clean energy capacity in New Jersey continue to work their way through the legislature. N.J. Assemblyman John McKeon’s A3723 was passed in the Assembly Appropriations Committee and Senator Bob Smith’s S2314 was passed in the Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee. The companion bills will stabilize andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • CleanChoice Energy debuts slick platform to connect more customers to community solar

    An issue for community solar, like most solar projects, is customer acquisition. CleanChoice Energy is looking to solve that with a new solution: CleanChoice Community Solar, a new platform to connect people to local community solar projects. This platform will allow customers to sign-up in less than five minutes, and manageRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Products to watch: 9 customer service, proposal tools for the solar installer

    The main components of a solar system, at this point, have been figured out. Module efficiency is higher than ever, inverters are more reliable and it’s tough to imagine more cost-effective and complete racking systems. So, what’s next? Storage? Sure, that’s coming at some point. Solar + storage + EVRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunnova Energy banks another $100 million equity investment

    Sunnova Energy Corporation, a privately held U.S. residential solar + battery storage service provider, has closed a $100 million equity investment with Quantum Strategic Partners Ltd., a private investment vehicle advised by Soros Fund Management LLC that focuses on long-duration investments globally. Since its inception in 2012, Sunnova has raised overRead More — Solar Builder magazine