Tag: News
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Freedom Solar launches new rebate program for rural solar customers
Texas-based Freedom Solar announced a substantial new incentive for homeowners serviced in rural electric cooperatives (outside of Austin and San Antonio) to install solar on their homes. “Our commitment as a company is to increase solar adoption across all areas of Texas, especially to the 75 rural electric cooperatives thatRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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U.S. electric generating capacity grows by largest margin in five years (solar a big part)
More than 27 gigawatts (GW) of electricity generating capacity was added to the U.S. power grid during 2016, the largest amount of added capacity since 2012, reports the U.S. Energy Information Administration. These additions more than offset the retirement of roughly 12 GW of capacity, resulting in a net capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar O&M boom: SunSystem Technology hits service milestone
As solar installs grow, so too does the O&M side of the industry — maybe even more so. SunSystem Technology LLC is an independent solar services provider that dabbles in residential solar installation, residential O&M services, commercial O&M services, and EPC services. On the O&M side, the company just completedRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Details on Fronius Solar.web functionality updates
Fronius Solar Energy recently overhauled its Fronius Solar.web online portal to provide a better experience to monitor and analyze data from their systems. Among the new features available is a remote update function for the inverter software, which the user can initiate at a click of a button. Fronius has alsoRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Q&A: Seaward talks solar data trends and its cool new gizmo
Solar Builder: What is the most important data analytics trend or innovation that installers should be paying attention to? Mark Barron of Seaward Solar: Along with ensuring electrical safety on both new and existing installations, it’s also important to measure the actual system performance. Customers invest considerable funds into solarRead More — Solar Builder magazine