Tag: Featured

  • PV module procurement: Common mistakes made and issues to consider

    As part of our 2021 Solar PV Modules Buyer’s Guide, we asked solar PV panel manufacturers what they considered to be common mistakes made in the procurement process by solar installers and EPCs. Here is what they had to say. Peak power vs. production One of the factors that isRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Six emerging stationary energy storage trends entering 2021

    I grew up accustomed to planned blackouts infamously known as ‘load-shedding’ in India in the 90s and 2000s. Our utility provided a schedule for planned blackouts for up to 6 hours each day. Thankfully, they broke it into non-sequential 3-hour blocks. To provide power during those times, my father gotRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • EnergySage opens Community Solar Marketplace to connect developers with subscribers

    The EnergySage Community Solar Marketplace is officially open for business. EnergySage, the top site on the internet for connecting interested home solar buyers with solar contractors, is looking to do the same in community solar. This will be an entirely new way for people to find, participate, and benefit fromRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Roof Tech’s Proven Performance and Commitment to Quality

    When Tim Graunke, head of project development at Solar Gain, first encountered the Roof Tech team he knew they would be the right choice for a new job he was about to start. “I was at the 2016 Intersolar North America conference in San Francisco,” he recalled. “We had aRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • 2021 Guide to Residential Solar Installer Partner Programs

    A strong residential solar industry is developed, in part, by quality PV system products and the strong brands behind those products. Solar installation contractors who partner with these companies – via partnership programs or dealer networks – can also reap other ancillary benefits to build a stronger business, from preferredRead More — Solar Builder magazine