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Tag: Residential Solar

  • Solar CEOs say they will cease operations in Nevada if proposed tariff changes go through

    Nevada is on the verge of voting on a drastic change to its rate structure that would retroactively affect anyone who has already installed solar based on the original net metering tariff. Residents and several solar CEOs are unhappy with this sudden change in direction. From the Las Vegas Review-Journal:Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Patriot Solar Group signs on for two community solar projects

    Patriot Solar Group and Lansing Board of Water and Light (BWL) have signed two solar Power Purchase Agreements for Lansing and East Lansing community solar projects. The first of which is located at the retired Burcham Landfill, and the second which will be adjacent to the BWL Wise Road Water TreatmentRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Survey: Solar installer competition getting fierce

      EnergySage released the results of its inaugural 2015 Solar Installer Survey, which captures the key observations of local and regional solar installers in both residential and commercial markets. More than 100 experienced solar installers across the United States provided data for the survey. One top challenge cited by installersRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • New smart home solar-plus-storage system exceeds estimates by 23 percent

    An award-winning, fully-automated smart home in rural New York state was recently transformed into a solar-plus-energy-storage net-zero estate by SimpliPhi Power and Lotus Energy. After three months in operation, the home’s energy generation and storage system is exceeding production estimates by as much as 23 percent. The smart home’s cleanRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Apex Solar achieves company-wide NABCEP accreditation

    Apex Solar Power has achieved a milestone shared by a select few solar companies in the United States: company-wide NABCEP accreditation. The North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) is self-described as “the most respected, well-established and widely recognized certification organization for North American solar professionals.” NABCEP is theRead More — Solar Builder magazine