Tag: Residential Solar

  • New York utilities seek demand charges in REV mass market rate design proposals

    New York is at an important juncture in its Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) development as a working group is currently assessing proposals for mass market rate design, two of which include demand charges. Considering the whole point of REV is to build toward a distributed future, this raised ourRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunrun commits to 100 MW of solar on affordable multi-family housing

    Sunrun Inc. is expanding its low- and moderate-income solar offering plans to develop a minimum of 100 MW of solar on affordable multi-family housing — in which 80 percent of tenants fall below 60 percent of the area median income — over the next decade in California. Sunrun’s commitment, whenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Report: Solar capacity added dips in Q2, but data points to big turnaround

    The U.S. solar market felt the negative impact of the #TrumpTariffs as installed capacity decreased year over year (- 9 percent) and quarter over quarter (- 7 percent) in Q2 2018 despite decreases in component pricing. But fear not, because the data is pointing to a market turnaround. According toRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sonnen to offer complete home automation, solar + storage system

    The future of solar and energy storage will collide with the future of home automation and Sonnen is getting ahead of the game with the launch of energy automation with ecoLinx at Solar Power International this year (booth 3820). The all-in-one ecoLinx smart energy management system brings together home automation,Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sunnova to start selling solar services in Illinois

    Sunnova Energy Corporation is expanding into Illinois’ burgeoning solar scene, offering solar leases right now and a loan product that will begin later this month. “Thanks to a solar-friendly regulatory landscape, Illinoisans are now able to contract for greater energy savings and greater service through Sunnova’s 25-year Sunnova Protect warranty,” Read More — Solar Builder magazine