Tag: News

  • Market Watch: BayWa r.e. gives us the scoop on solar product trends heading into 2021

    With 2020 almost a wrap, we’re fully looking at what 2021 has in store. As a leading global distributor, BayWa r.e. is positioned to spot trends in the market and to understand the implications for solar contractors. We sat down (virtually, of course) with BayWa r.e. Solar Systems product managersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SMA signs service agreements with Brookfield Renewable covering 500 solar plants

    Following the execution of a Framework Agreement in November 2019, SMA America and Brookfield Renewable executed service agreements pertaining to an extensive 1 GW solar portfolio consisting of over 500 solar facilities across North America. The service agreements will focus efforts to maximize energy production and revenue creation using an innovativeRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Esdec is now a North America Intertek Satellite Lab

    Esdec, a global rooftop solar mounting solutions provider, announced today that it has become an Intertek Satellite Lab for their North American solar racking and mounting brands. By joining the Satellite Lab program, the Esdec Solar Group’s companies — EcoFasten, IronRidge, and QuickMount — can decrease certification timelines and time toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Extra Space Storage is adding 65 solar PV systems across the U.S. via Pivot Energy

    Pivot Energy and Extra Space Storage have announced collaboration to install 65 rooftop solar systems on storage buildings across eight states, including Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Tennessee. The portfolio totals 5.5 megawatts of emission-free and reliable energy, producing enough electricity to power nearly 1,000 homes forRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Small Ohio town turns away from coal to this utility-scale solar array

    On a partly cloudy day in December of 2019, the mayor of Shelby, Ohio, flipped the switch that would add clean, renewable solar power to the town’s power grid system. Across the United States, more small towns are finding affordable and environmentally safe ways to generate power, and Shelby mayor SteveRead More — Solar Builder magazine