Tag: News

  • New Hampshire sees politicians, businesses rally for higher net metering cap

    Last week, a bi-partisan group of elected leaders from around New Hampshire, including Representatives, Senators and local executive officials arrived in Concord to urge lawmakers to lift NH’s cap on net metering and to make improvements to the existing legislation that is before them to ensure that the renewable energy marketRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Nevada PUC votes for slower phase-in of higher rates, pleasing no one

    The rate issues in Nevada didn’t improve for the solar industry as the Public Utilities Commission voted to keep the new higher rates for solar customers, only deciding to extend the phase-in over a longer period of time. The Background: The PUC approved new, higher rates in December for solar customers afterRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Brown Electric builds solar install business with Roof Tech system

    Jamie Brown had been doing basic electrical work for many years until 2007 when one day a customer needed someone to install a PV system on his home. Jamie did the job, and since then has installed more than 500 solar systems on residences in South Carolina and North Carolina.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • NREL publishes new PV module quality standard

    Working with partners around the world, researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have completed five years of work toward helping establish an international quality standard for manufacturing photovoltaic (PV) modules. PV manufacturers will use the new standard to increase the level of confidence investors,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sungevity partners with CleanSpark for cyber-secure energy monitoring for commercial solar customers

    Sungevity and CleanSpark, a microgrid technology company, have partnered to include CleanSpark’s cyber-secure energy monitoring and management software with Sungevity’s commercial solar offering. The partnership will make CleanSpark’s technology available to Sungevity’s commercial customers with access to real-time system monitoring. Sungevity is a technology-driven solar energy company focused on making itRead More — Solar Builder magazine