Tag: Residential Solar
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SMA’s Sunny Boy Storage is now available with whole home backup
As energy storage becomes increasingly important, SMA America is continuing to invest in its offerings and is now delivering the Sunny Boy Storage-US inverter and Automatic Backup Unit. Many systems already offer a transfer switch and a number of separate components that must be purchased, but SMA’s is a completeRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Modernize: 41 percent of homeowners select contractors based on website recommendations
Contractor lead generation service Modernize released its latest Modernize Homeowner Index, a quarterly research study that measures sentiment among over 2,500 U.S. homeowners. The study was created to help home improvement professionals better serve the market by providing key homeowner insights as they relate to home improvements. This new study focusesRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Cool story: Inmates at this Ohio prison can earn solar certification to prep for life outside
Marc Lockett entered prison when he was 18 years old, served more than 30 years for aggravated robbery, kidnapping and involuntary manslaughter. He is now 50 and entering a totally different world than 1986, but thanks to a photovoltaic program available at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield, Ohio, heRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Six more installers added to Panasonic Solar Premium Installer program
Panasonic Eco Solutions of North America announced a cross-country expansion of its Residential Solar Installer program, adding six Premium installers located across three regions, enabling more homeowners access to the Panasonic Solar Modules HIT portfolio. Launched in the U.S. in 2016, the Panasonic Solar Premium Installer program provides value-added benefitsRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Freedom Forever expands its residential solar services (and 25-year power guarantee) to Colorado
Residential solar energy installer Freedom Forever is expanding into Colorado. Currently serving customers in California, Arizona and Nevada, the company says it selected Colorado as its next market because of the large growth potential for solar energy in that state, due to its climate and solar-friendly regulatory environment. With solar energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine