Tag: News
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Half of residential home battery buyers cite the financial savings, reports EnergySage
The primary driver of energy storage interest nationwide is resilience, as noted by nearly two-thirds of EnergySage shoppers. Yet, nearly half of EnergySage‘s storage shoppers pointed to financial savings as a reason for wanting a battery. Together, these two factors are a strong indication of a sizable, promising market. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Schneider Electric adds 25 percent more power to Conext MPPT 100 solar charge controller
Schneider Electric Solar launched a beefed-up solar charge controller for residential solar + storage customers this week. The Conext MPPT 100 600 Solar Charge Controller provides 25% more charging power compared to the MPPT 80 600 charge controller. The MPPT 100 allows homeowners to optimize battery charging from solar and maximizeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Four insights from CEA’s PV Supplier Market Intelligence Program Report for 2020
Clean Energy Associates (CEA), a leading solar and storage technical advisory, tracks the industry’s continued evolution to ever-larger wafer sizes, additional manufacturing capacity, and gallium doping in its newly-released PV Supplier Market Intelligence Program Report for 2020. The latest report, available by subscription, covers which suppliers have already adopted 182 mm orRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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McKinstry, Colorado school district partner on utility savings project with 500-kW solar array
McKinstry, a national construction and energy services firm, continues to expand its K-12 partnerships in Colorado with a new Energy Performance Contract project. McKinstry and Fremont RE-2 School District, in consultation with the Colorado Energy Office, partnered on $3.2 million project that includes a 500-kW solar PV ground-mounted array toRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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How a holistic approach to balance of system design benefits utility-scale solar
Over the past decade, the story of utility-scale solar has been one of increasing efficiency and decreasing costs. But as PV module technology matures, these gains are seeing diminishing returns. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) the LCOE of utility-scale solar energy dropped 82% between 2010 and 2019.Read More — Solar Builder magazine