Tag: Residential Solar

  • MiaSole, Finland’s Virte Solar enter into agreement

    Virte Solar in Finland has entered into a representation agreement with MiaSolé. In 2016, Virte Solar will represent MiaSolé in the Scandinavia market. Virte Solar will immediately begin shipping advanced building-integrated solar roofing systems in the entire Scandinavia region including Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark. Virte Solar will provide servicesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New Hampshire residents support solar energy, net metering

    A new state-wide poll found that 4 out of 5 New Hampshire voters favor solar as an energy source and a clear majority support New Hampshire’s net metering law that allows solar customers to get credit for the extra energy their solar panels produce. The support spans political party lines.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solarize programs a boon to solar installers, local communities

    One of the coolest parts of the solar industry, as far as an energy industry goes, is the collaboration it can create between suppliers, cities and citizens. Solarize is one ongoing example of this. Originally launched in Portland, Ore., in 2009, the Solarize approach allows groups of homeowners or businessesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Inside Tabuchi’s storage plus inverter system

    You’ve likely not heard of Tabuchi, but you may have already installed one of its inverters. That’s because the Japanese electronics manufacturer has been producing inverters for a number of companies for close to 20 years — enough to be the No. 5 inverter manufacturer in the world. Anyway, ifRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • SolarCity affirms: ‘We have no alternative but to cease Nevada installations’

    SolarCity followed up on its claim that it would cease doing business in Nevada if the state’s Public Utilities Commission voted to approve of a new tariff that would retroactively apply to all net metered solar residents. Here is the original story for background. “This is a very difficult decision butRead More — Solar Builder magazine