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  • Solaria PowerXT 400W panel now available to drive more rooftop power via fewer panels

    Premium solar energy product provider Solaria Corp. introduced PowerXT 400W this week, one of the highest power and most aesthetically pleasing residential solar panels on the market. The Pure Black PowerXT 400W, available in both AC and DC versions, reduces installation time and cost by generating more power from fewerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch: Generac explains its Power Zoning solar PV approach

    What is Power Zoning? Your guess is as good as ours, so we asked Jeff McAndrew, director of sales, for clean energy solutions at Generac to tell us. This concept, coming soon from the Generac Clean Energy team, is their approach to solar PV optimization and shade mitigation using fewerRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Watch: What is round-trip efficiency?

    The performance of a solar + storage system is tied to the round-trip efficiency of the entire system — how many electrons are captured and then lost along the journey from the sun to the batteries to the outlets of a home? The efficiency of that system can vary dependingRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • sPower closes on tax equity for the ‘largest solar project east of the Rockies’

    Renewable independent power producer (IPP) sPower closed on a $350 million tax equity commitment for Spotsylvania Solar Energy Center in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. At 620 MW DC, this is the largest solar project east of the Rockies. The project is currently under construction, with phases coming online this year through projectRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Careful out there: Jinko Solar issues alert of potentially fraudulent PV module sales

    Jinko Solar US sent an email late last week issuing a “Potential Fraud Alert” for third parties purporting to offer Jinko modules for sale in the United States at heavily discounted prices against current market prices. In the United States, Jinko modules are primarily sold directly or through large, well-knownRead More — Solar Builder magazine