Tag: News
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EnerBank to offer ‘PowerLoans’ to lower solar install payments for homeowners
Need some new financing options for your customers? EnerBank USA introduced its 12 and 20-Year PowerLoan with an optional re-amortization feature for Solar PV projects. Annual percentage rates (APRs) for 12-Year PowerLoan is 1.99%, 2.99%, and 3.99%; 20-Year PowerLoan APRs are 4.99% and 5.99%. Minimum and maximum loan amounts are $15,000Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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GCL showcased black silicon, PERC and diamond wiring PV modules at SPI
GCL System Integration Technology, a subsidiary of GCL, has been developing solar modules that utilize new technologies, specifically black silicon, PERC and diamond wiring. At SPI, the company showcased its latest products, including the Black Silicon 5 Busbar (5BB), Multi-Busbar (MBB) and Double-glass modules. The solar modules with these newRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Goldman Sachs to buy $300 million home solar loans from Mosaic
Goldman Sachs Bank and Mosaic, a provider of home solar financing solutions, have announced a purchase commitment in which GS Bank will buy $300 million in home solar loans originated by Mosaic. The commitment increases Mosaic’s available future loan funding commitments from banks and credit unions to $800 million. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Department of Energy boosts Sunshot funding by $82M after already hitting 2020 cost target
I hope it’s not morbid timing that all of these positive solar reports are coming out right before the Section trade case decision. NREL noted more sharp system cost declines in 2017, and now the U.S. Department of Energy says solar’s 2020 utility-scale solar cost target set by the SunShot Initiative hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Photos of Sollega-mounted solar install that survived Hurricane Irma
At Solar Power International, we chatted with Elie Rothschild, sales manager at Sollega, a leading commercial solar racking manufacture. He mentioned that Sollega’s injection molded FastRack 510 withstood 190 mph sustained (Category 5) winds of Hurricane Irma. Nearly 90 percent of the 900 kW array on the Westin Hotel areRead More — Solar Builder magazine