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Tag: Residential Solar

  • New solar+storage partnership coming from PetersenDean Roofing, Sunverge

    Leading energy storage developer Sunverge Energy and national solar installer PetersenDean Roofing & Solar are partnering to provide energy storage systems to homeowners in California. The partnership helps meet two important goals for PetersenDean, which installs about 2,000 rooftop solar systems each month nationally: Providing PetersenDean customers with intelligently managedRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Vivint Solar expands into Rhode Island

    Vivint Solar announced that it is expanding its services into Rhode Island, expecting to employ 10-20 employees in the state in the coming months. Through Vivint Solar, residents in Rhode Island can purchase a system outright or finance the system with monthly payments, either through one of the institutions Vivint Solar hasRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Large solar installers offer higher PV system quotes than average, says NREL study

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) looked at the PV installer landscape of the country to glean information on how installer size affects solar system pricing. The results of the study (you can read the whole thing here) indicate that the larger installers (think Solar City) that take up mostRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Three takeaways from the EnergySage Solar Marketplace Intel Report

    EnergySage published its fourth semiannual Solar Marketplace Intel Report, providing a comprehensive analysis of consumer behavior, demographics, and preferences, as well as a complete account of industry trends in the U.S. residential solar market in 2016. “This latest report speaks to the importance of transparency and comparison-shopping in residential solar,”Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Hawaii expands customer grid supply capacity (adding 20 MW)

    The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) made a decision to expand capacity of its customer grid supply CGS program to add 20 MW of capacity — an estimated 2,800 rooftop solar systems. The CGS program provides utility customers a PUC-approved credit for any surplus electricity their solar installations export to theRead More — Solar Builder magazine