Tag: News

  • Good news: NABCEP solar certifications now eligible for GI Bill benefits

    Exam fees for solar industry credentials are now eligible for reimbursement under the GI Bill thanks to work done by The Solar Foundation, the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), and other partners in the Solar Ready Vets Network. With this approval from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Renewable energy now provides a quarter of all U.S. electricity

    Renewable energy sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar, wind) produced significantly more electricity than either coal or nuclear power during the first five months of 2020, according to a SUN DAY Campaign analysis of just-released data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). In May alone, renewable sources accounted for moreRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Switch announces three solar + storage projects as part CEO’s Gigawatt Nevada vision

    Switch and Capital Dynamics announced three groundbreakings in Nevada as part of Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery vision to develop one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry. As a result, Capital Dynamics and Switch are proudRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Switch announces three solar + storage projects as part CEO’s Gigawatt Nevada vision

    Switch and Capital Dynamics announced three groundbreakings in Nevada as part of Switch Founder and CEO Rob Roy’s Gigawatt Nevada solar energy and battery vision to develop one of the largest solar footprint and battery storage projects in the technology industry. As a result, Capital Dynamics and Switch are proudRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How does SNMP compare to MODBUS?

    SNMP and MODBUS are both components of the application layer in the OSI model. Where MODBUS is a protocol that can be supported by different physical and data link layers, SNMP is exclusively an IP standard. Unlike MODBUS IP, which typically uses the TCP transport layer, SNMP data is usuallyRead More — Solar Builder magazine