Tag: Residential Solar
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Scanifly debuts prelim PV design tool
Scanifly announced integrations with Nearmap, LiDAR and other remote data sources as part of its new preliminary design solution, Scanifly Prelim. Along with Scanifly Mobile’s site survey and field operations tools released in early 2023, Scanifly now unifies a variety of data sources to nail down PV designs. Scanifly Prelim will offer contractors a budget-conscious……
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Solar champions outraged by CPUC decisions that (further) gut net billing incentives
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved further cutbacks to the state’s net billing incentives for distributed solar and storage systems — eroding economic value of new systems beyond what California’s solar installers (and customers) anticipated. The move is its third iteration of its Net Metering policy, referred to as NEM 3, a reversal of……
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Presenting the 2023 Project of the Year award winners
It’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for: Solar Builder is proud to announce the 2023 Project of the Year Award winners. Our annual Project of the Year Awards are a celebration of the solar industry. The hard work of construction teams and installers, the creativity of engineers, the leadership of developers and the dedication……
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Report: Solar poised for record-setting 2023 as economic challenges mount
The U.S. solar industry added 6.5 GW of new electric generating capacity in Q3 2023, a 35% year-over-year increase as federal clean energy policies begin to take hold. As a result of this growth, the United States is expected add a record 33 GW of solar capacity in 2023, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight……
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GE Appliances promotes ‘whole-home energy’ smarts of 2024 products
GE Appliances says it will soon be offering “whole-home energy” appliances in the first quarter of 2024. GE Appliances’ engineers have developed appliances, air conditioners and water heaters that communicate with demand management systems to schedule energy-intense operation cycles when energy from renewable sources is more readily available. Load management is becoming a must-have for……