Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • Massachusetts extends Solar Renewable Energy Credit program (is net metering cap next?)

    The Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has announced plans to extend the Commonwealth’s successful Solar Renewable Energy Credit (SREC 2) program until it completes a long-term replacement. Since its inception, the SREC 2 program has led Massachusetts to more than 1,600 megawatts of solar development and supported thousands ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV Pointers: How to future-proof PV systems with a storage-ready inverter

    You don’t need to install a battery (yet) to give solar customers a next-gen solar-plus-storage system. Your customer wants reassurance Solar-plus-storage is finally ready for mainstream adoption, thanks to technology enhancements in DC-coupled inverters and continued cost reductions in smart battery technology. Batteries with grid-tied PV will soon be theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Momentum Solar eyes Southern California for its next expansion move

    Momentum Solar is a fast-growing national solar contractor and has identified Southern California as its next location for further West Coast expansion. Prior to extending operations further north and south, Momentum is specifically focused on Anaheim and its surrounding cities to position the business for seamless transitions into more territories. What’s theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • First community solar national summit to take place this July

    The Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA) announced a partnership with Infocast to produce and host the nation’s first community solar-specific national summit meeting. The Community Solar Summit – Expanding Access to Solar for All, set for July 26-28, 2017 in Denver, Colorado, will bring together industry leaders involved inRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • One of Alabama’s largest private solar installations going live today

    Alabama-based Life Data Labs, an animal nutrition and health products manufacturer, has completed work on one of the state’s largest private solar installations, powering all of their manufacturing facility mainly with solar energy. They are celebrating a “Generation Day” March 23 at 12 p.m., where company executives, company employees andRead More — Solar Builder magazine