Tag: Residential Solar
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Solar installers in Minnesota are deemed essential and continue to find work
From the Energy News Network: Minnesota solar installers say they have been able to continue work on rooftops with only limited disruptions so far from the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Tim Walz’s emergency executive order requiring Minnesota residents to stay at home permits some businesses to stay open, including those inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Watch: How to ‘future-proof’ solar PV systems today to add storage later
Solar systems are 20+ year assets — and a lot can change in 20 years. A homeowner could add an electric vehicle. Lithium-ion batteries could drop dramatically in price. Time of use rates could go into effect and net metering could disappear. We chat with Jeff McAndrew, director of salesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar Distancing: What is a hybrid solar PV inverter?
Solar PV and battery storage systems have been paired together for decades, but a new wave of hybrid inverters have entered the market to streamline how these systems install and operate. Jeff McAndrew, director of sales for clean energy solutions at Generac, joins us to explain how a hybrid inverterRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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POWERHOME stays committed to growth plans amid COVID slowdown, opens two new offices
POWERHOME, one of the fastest-growing American companies specializing in solar energy and energy efficiency services, is somehow holding onto that spirit in these tough times for solar sales. The company announced the opening of its office in Raleigh, N.C., and Murfreesboro, Tenn. The Raleigh location is POWERHOME’s third location inRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Distributed solar and solar forecasts keeps going down, while module prices in U.S. decline
The Wood Mackenzie Energy Transition Practice team is writing a weekly update on the coronavirus and its impact on the global power and renewables industry. This week’s expresses further concern for distributed, non-utility solar and storage installations. Solar: 2020 solar installations have been revised down by 18% from pre-coronavirus levelsRead More — Solar Builder magazine