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Category: Solar Power & Energy

  • What’s it cost to install solar in California

    As residential solar continues its explosive growth in California, homeowners considering solar confront a persistent question: How much does solar actually cost? To help homeowners navigate the confusing home solar market, Solar to the People, a solar information website, has released a study detailing the average cost of solar in regions across California. AccordingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV in schools: Education sector is one of solar’s best opportunities

    Organizations in every industry are impacted by societal demands for environmental responsibility, and the education sector is no exception. Across the country, colleges, universities and K-12 schools are rising to the challenge. In fact, according to “The Solar Foundation’s 2014 report, Brighter Future: a Study on Solar in U.S. Schools,”Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Eaton says new DC collection system could reduce large-scale BOS costs by 15 percent

    Power management company Eaton just introduced its new Crouse-Hinds series direct current (DC) collection system, designed to reduce costs and installation time in large-scale solar projects. The new Sunnector DC collection system includes wire harnesses and combiner boxes designed to support DC strings made with aluminum wire, which reduce labor andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Department of Energy: Solar industry jobs expected to increase another 15 percent this year

    The profile of jobs in the energy sector is changing, in large part to the success of the solar industry, and the U.S. Department of Energy has updated its reporting criteria to more accurately account for these changes in its jobs report. The first report using this new criteria, theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Canadian homebuilder makes Panasonic’s Residential Solar PV + Storage solution an upgrade option

    LIV Communities became Canada’s first homebuilder to install a Panasonic Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Solution in one of its show homes. LIV’s Casablanca: The Grand Collection in Brampton, Ontario, will offer the system as an upgrade to executive homes being built for homeowners looking to invest in andRead More — Solar Builder magazine