Tag: News
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GTM: Future of smart homes tied to voice automation devices, grid response
Smart thermostats, connected lighting and electric water heaters offer customers greater awareness and control of their energy consumption. These devices are part of a broader landscape of home energy management technologies. By 2023, 28 percent of U.S. households will deploy smart thermostats; 36 percent will have at least one voiceRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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MBL-Energy is now pre-certified for solar carport installs at California schools
MBL-Energy has received the first California Division of State Architects (DSA) pre-check certification issued under the newly released 2016 CBC compliance. This certification will enable MBL-Energy to quickly move forward on the design and construction of parking canopies for California public schools and other public works by reducing the permittingRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Submit your projects to our Project of the Year awards
I started to sum up our July/August issue by saying “it’s all about innovation!” and nearly barfed. Ugh. Innovation. You know what I mean? For one, it’s a word overused to the point of being meaningless. But my gag reflex is caused more by the aura around it. EveryoneRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SEIA: Additional 25 percent tariff on solar cells, modules from China being considered
It seems Trump may stoke the trade war flames with China once more after the United States Trade Representative (USTR) published a new list of products covered under the Section 301 action against China for intellectual property (IP) violations. In this new list, the USTR has targeted solar cells andRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower’s highest efficiency solar panels to debut at Intersolar Europe this week
SunPower will formally introduce its highest efficiency X-Series residential solar panel this week during Intersolar Europe in Munich, Germany. At 370-watts and 22.7-percent efficiency, it is the most efficient solar panel that customers can buy for their home today. “By engineering greater efficiency solar panels, we can fit more wattsRead More — Solar Builder magazine