Tag: News
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Tie breakers: A test of cable management materials in the California desert
Whether you build, operate or own utility-scale PV, managing costs while ensuring quality is top of mind for all involved. At first glance, cable management might not be as critical as modules or central inverters. Over time, cable management issues — specifically cable tie failures — can affect a site’sRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Enphase Energy is adding the solar design, proposal, plan sets business of DIN Engineering Services
Enphase Energy has agreed to acquire the Solar Design Services business of DIN Engineering Services LLP. Based in Noida, India, the business is a leading provider of outsourced proposal drawings and permit plan sets for residential solar installers in North America. DIN’s Solar Design Services business has more than a decadeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Silicon Valley Clean Energy pilots ‘smart and resilient’ solar school model with Extensible Energy, CEL
In Santa Clara County and across the nation, K-12 solar-powered schools are being affected by grid instability; many are planning to add energy storage for resiliency. However, due to limited budgets schools are searching for new ways to reduce the utility costs of a traditional solar-only school. Silicon Valley CleanRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Monitoring home solar monitors: SunPower and Sense update their apps, David Energy wants to do everything
Installing a ton of residential solar doesn’t just “distribute” generation, it distributes the responsibility for managing that generation, and we are just starting to scratch the surface of products and strategies for doing so. These range from customer apps that (try to) change each user’s relationship with their home’s energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Big Y World Class Market subscribes to 19 community solar programs in Massachusetts via Nexamp
Big Y World Class Market has taken the next step in supporting the production and consumption of clean energy by contracting with Boston-based Nexamp to participate in its community solar program. Under the agreement with Nexamp, Big Y is subscribing to 19 solar projects across Massachusetts, representing a total ofRead More — Solar Builder magazine