Tag: Residential Solar
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World of solar news: Dutch company ZEP debuts sun roof tile
Maybe solar roofs really will be the next big thing. SolarCity aside, by developing existing ceramic roof tiles with integrated solar cells, Dutch company ZEP has presented the world’s first sun roof tile, making each roof suitable for generating solar energy. Although the first black solar roof tiles have beenRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Texas solar deal: Provider offers rebate for installing SunPower system, net meter credit
Texas electricity provider TXU Energy is issuing a limited-time instant rebate for residential consumers who purchase SunPower rooftop solar systems through the company. At the same time, TXU Energy unveiled a new plan that increases the credit customers get for the electricity that their solar systems generate but they don’tRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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PACE financing updates: California to create uniform disclosures, Renovate America completes $320M securitization
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) enables local governments to give property owners, who may be unable to afford the up-front costs of energy improvements such as solar panels and rainwater catchment systems, an alternative to short-term, high interest rate loans. More and more states are adopting this program as aRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The Uber of solar installation? Geostellar launches Solar Family program
Online solar energy platform Geostellar is launching a new program — Solar Family — that recruits and trains independent solar professionals across the country to offer solar energy in their communities, to create an “on-demand” workforce. How does the program work? Solar pros are compensated on the total generating capacityRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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The trend to ownership: What it means for your solar installation business
We do not come to bury the lease, but to praise the loan. The residential solar lease gets the credit it deserves for growing the solar industry when it was but a seedling that carried a large upfront cost with few financing vehicles to make it palatable for homeowners,Read More — Solar Builder magazine