Tag: News
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The Uber of solar installation? Geostellar launches Solar Family program
Online solar energy platform Geostellar is launching a new program — Solar Family — that recruits and trains independent solar professionals across the country to offer solar energy in their communities, to create an “on-demand” workforce. How does the program work? Solar pros are compensated on the total generating capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The trend to ownership: What it means for your solar installation business
We do not come to bury the lease, but to praise the loan. The residential solar lease gets the credit it deserves for growing the solar industry when it was but a seedling that carried a large upfront cost with few financing vehicles to make it palatable for homeowners,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Top solar projects of the week (Sept. 19-23 edition)
Swiss Re to build solar power plant for Americas’ headquarters At the beginning of Climate Week NYC, Swiss Re announces concrete plans to further reduce the carbon footprint of its US-based operations by building and operating its own solar power plant at the company’s U.S. headquarters in Armonk, New York. ConstructionRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Check out this infographic on how extreme weather affects solar panels
Thanks to Ryan McNeill, President of Renewable Energy Corporation, for sending this our way. Use the expand button in the lower right hand corner to increase the size of the infographic for better viewing. Solar Power 365 from Renewable Energy Corporation, one of the largest residential solar companies in theRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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What factors drive solar PV system prices lower?
Lower solar PV system costs are the driving force in much of the industry today, and strides on that front are the reason solar is in the growth position it is in today. But despite across the board price decreases, there is a disparity in pricing in different areas of the country,Read More — Solar Builder magazine