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Tag: Residential Solar

  • Q CELLS partners with Enphase on AC version of Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+ solar module

    Q CELLS announced a strategic partnership with Enphase to develop Enphase Energized Q CELLS AC Modules (ACMs) based on seventh-generation Enphase IQ microinverters. The first Enphase and Q CELLS-developed ACMs will be available from major distributors in the U.S. starting July 15th. The Q.PEAK DUO BLK-G6+/AC 340-345 ACM features the EnphaseRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Meet Energy Hub, SolarEdge’s new approach to home energy backup

    SolarEdge Technologies launched its new Energy Hub Inverter with Prism Technology this week, which combines its HD-Wave technology with the functionality of StorEdge in order to create a more flexible, simple-to-install home backup system. This builds on the company’s vision for a fully optimized smart home future as the EnergyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How radiant heat increases injury, illness risk for rooftop solar workers (and four prevention tips)

    Working on a rooftop, closer to the sun and out of the shade, puts workers at increased risk for heat injuries and illnesses. The good news is that heat illnesses are 100 percent preventable if you understand what happens to the body while it’s working on that hot rooftop. The scienceRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Big deal: Sunrun and SCE team up on virtual power plant program

    Sunrun and Southern California Edison (SCE), the largest utility in Southern California and the country as a whole, are teaming up to launch a virtual power plant. The partnership between Sunrun and SCE will demonstrate how residential rooftop solar and batteries support California’s ongoing transition to clean, reliable, locally-generated electricity.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SunPower, KB Home debut OneRoof — a solar PV system designed for new homes

    KB Home will be the first homebuilder to offer SunPower’s new OneRoof product at its Ashbury new-home community in the San Francisco Bay Area. The first-of-its-kind SunPower OneRoof system is being pitched as a durable, attractive and cost-effective solar roofing product for the new-home market. KB Home has been intoRead More — Solar Builder magazine