Tag: Featured
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Solar and storage reduce GHGs differently — here’s how policy can address that
In my last article (“Solar is Hardware, Storage is Software”), I addressed how solar and storage, while very complementary, are also very different resources, and that getting the most value from storage will require policies unlike those that drove solar’s remarkable growth. In this piece, I’ll drill deeper into whatRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The Pitch: Large-scale energy storage value drivers with SMA
Large-scale energy storage is entering a boom period. On this episode of The Pitch, we explore the key value drivers and the technology improvements that are leading the segment’s growth trajectory with Chad Spring, Energy Storage Project Sales Account Manager with SMA America. We discuss new revenue streams, what utilitiesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Designing for impossible solar clients (and the key to win them over)
When it comes to designing solar systems for clients, handling the technical aspects of the job is easy. You have the tools, you have the knowledge, and you have the job that needs to be designed. People, though. People can be a problem. “I have come across many difficult customers inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar is hardware, storage is software — why solar + storage requires a policy paradigm shift
In the space of a few weeks last summer, climate-driven extreme weather compromised the U.S. electricity grid on both coasts. Hurricane Isaias brought power outages to millions in the Northeast while California, amid record heat and wildfires, experienced its first rolling blackouts in almost two decades. Both events were starkRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How Sunflare added 9-kW of solar on this 100-year-old barn roof
This barn is on Hopeful Hollow Farm in Rockingham County, VA is 100 years old. So is the roof, but now it can generate 9-kW of new power every day. Sunflare installed LiteMount, the only ultralight weight module that can be installed on weight-constrained roofs — installing at less than 1Read More — Solar Builder magazine