Tag: Residential Solar
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Low-income solar provider PosiGen poised to keep growing with new debt facility
PosiGen, a residential solar and energy efficiency provider for low-to-moderate income families (LMI), nailed down a new debt facility that, along with the Connecticut Green Bank, means a combined $100-million facility to provide solar systems and energy efficiency upgrades to LMI homeowners in Connecticut and New Jersey. The debit facilityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Florida’s High Tower Roofing to start installing roof-integrated GAF Energy solar PV
Lakeland, Florida’s High Tower Roofing became the first roofing company in its area to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy for homeowners. High Tower customers can now install an energy-generating solar roof system and decrease their reliance on utility power. The GAF Energy solar system couples innovative, attractive, and affordableRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Utilities need to play a bigger role incentivizing solar energy in low-income areas
Renewable energy is widely considered to be an expensive, out-of-reach alternative for the average consumer. Solar power, in particular, has a bit of a reputation of putting a dent in one’s wallet. With benefits being more long-term than immediate, it’s hard for the middle- and lower-class to justify putting themselvesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar installer confidence continues to grow (along with soft costs) in latest Solar Installer Survey
The fifth annual Solar Installer Survey from EnergySage, in partnership with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP), shows a solar industry still on the rise. Despite market and policy uncertainty, the percentage of nationwide installers expressing growing confidence in the industry doubled from 2016 to 2019 (among 770Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2020: 13 manufacturers tell us what’s new and what’s next
The Solar Builder annual Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide is a chance to check in with all of the inverter manufacturers – from the market leaders to the up-and-comers – to get a sense of how their technology has evolved and what new products are now available for installation. ThisRead More — Solar Builder magazine