Tag: Residential Solar
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Delaware utilities deny new home solar due to grid congestion. This tech can help.
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a five-year, $7.9 million Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships Program (GRIP) grant to Pecan Street Inc. and its partners to develop and deploy technology that will allow utilities in Delaware to manage solar supply and energy demand throughout the grid. Why Delaware? System congestion has forced utilities to……
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Residential solar PV system costs track 15 percent lower in 2023. Utility-scale not so lucky
Residential solar PV system cost benchmarks are lower than ever, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Reasons include lower solar module prices and the impact of domestic manufacturing incentives. NREL recently published its annual cost breakdown of installed solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery storage systems. The U.S. Solar Photovoltaic System and Energy Storage……
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Generac earns DOE funding to install batteries, thermostats in Massachusetts
Generac Grid Services, part of Generac Power Systems, has been selected for negotiations by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to receive a $50 million grant to install whole-home energy solutions in homes across Massachusetts. The funds are part of the federal Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program, which seeks to enhance grid flexibility……
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What leads to bad solar customer reviews? | The Pitch
On a recent episode of The Pitch, a Solar Builder YouTube interview series, Editor-in-Chief Chris Crowell discusses marketing and selling home solar online — and the value of the online solar marketplace for local solar installation contractors — with Lockie Fleet, CEO of SolarReviews. SolarReviews is an online marketplace for home solar + storage that’s……
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Enphase IQ Battery 5P now available on Powur’s sales platform
Powur PBC continues to add premier solar and energy storage products to its platform. This week, Powur announced the Enphase Energy IQ Battery 5P is now available on Powur’s sales enablement and project fulfillment platform. Enphase, of course, is the leading supplier of microinverter-based solar systems. With solar markets evolving towards self-consumption and increasing grid……