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Tag: Residential Solar

  • 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

  • Solar Distancing: Trying to avoid peak electricity rates at home

    As more solar is added to the grid, more utilities are changing their rate structures for homeowners, implementing “time of use” rates and “peak demand charges.” How are these higher rates and extra fees structured, and is there any way to combat them? Keith Marett, president of home energy managementRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar Distancing: Trying to avoid peak electricity rates at home

    As more solar is added to the grid, more utilities are changing their rate structures for homeowners, implementing “time of use” rates and “peak demand charges.” How are these higher rates and extra fees structured, and is there any way to combat them? Keith Marett, president of home energy managementRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • The value of home energy monitoring apps as part of a PV project

    This new era of distributed energy is more than just generation (solar) and storage. When homeowners are also engaged with their energy usage, they can save on bills while also better utilizing their on-site solar PV and storage systems. Keith Marett, president of home energy management at Generac, joins usRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Your weekly residential solar COVID-19 crisis update from SolarWakeup: Is it getting any better?

    Solar Wakeup has circulated and compiled a survey of how companies in the residential solar industry are being impacted by the COVID-19 crisis each week, and how they’re responding. Results thus far have shown residential solar sales are down significantly, companies have quickly scaled-up virtual sales, and some permitting officesRead More — Solar Builder magazine