Tag: News

  • Inxeption, Final Mile Solar team on logistics, financing offer for solar installers

    Supply chain issues of all kinds affected the solar industry all year. Inxeption and Final Mile Solar are hoping to change that for solar installers going forward, teaming on an offering that spans solar panel financing, international logistics and warehousing all the way to rooftop installation and post-install steps. Final Mile Solar is a distribution……

  • VPPs are an emerging investment asset class

    The fast pace of recent solar + storage-based virtual power plant (VPP) rollouts across the country is leading to the emergence of new asset class for institutional investors, say players in the field. Virtual power purchase agreements (VPPA) have all the security of a traditional utility PPA, but depending on the system design, the benefits……

  • SMA, battery specialist Powin sign two-year deal for 2-GW of storage capacity

    SMA America, the US subsidiary of SMA Solar Technology AG (SMA), and US battery specialist Powin signed a two-year framework agreement for the supply of SMA system solutions for a total of 2 gigawatts of storage capacity as well as for service work. “We are looking forward to a synergistic partnership in this growth sector,”……

  • Making the case for microinverters in C&I solar

    Technology is changing the norms of commercial and industrial (C&I) rooftop solar system design. Panels are getting huge and nearing 600 W. UL 3741 compliant systems are starting to hit the market to expand options for meeting NEC 690.12. And beefed up microinverters are poised to do in C&I what they’ve done for residential –……

  • Moss debuts two-year solar Apprenticeship Program

    Apprentices are a key component for earning the tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act. This month, Moss Construction enrolled the first 20 participants in its innovative solar apprenticeship program that will train its next crop of utility-scale solar energy construction team members. “The Moss Apprenticeship Program was developed in response to the labor needs……