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Tag: Residential Solar

  • The first turn-key home solar energy solution? SunPower explains

    Energy-efficient homes of the future have arrived and are growing in popularity. According to a report by McGraw Hill Construction, nearly one-third of new single-family homes in the U.S. will be green by 2016. They are energy and natural resource efficient, designed to reduce overall impact on human health andRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Sonnenbatterie energy storage system now an approved product for HERO financing

    The Home Energy Renovation Opportunity (HERO) financing program has just named Sonnenbatterie’s residential and commercial intuitive energy storage management solutions as approved products. Sonnenbatterie manufactures lithium-ion energy storage systems for residential customers wanting a reliable system for self-consumption. Sonnenbatterie also offers applications for backup power, enabling energy independence with alternative energy sourcesRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • What is your wild prediction for the solar industry in 2016?

    It is no secret that 2016 is going to be one busy, wild and possibly uncertain time for the solar industry as the expiration of the 30 percent Investment Tax Credit (ITC) at year’s end will lead to a ton of large projects and then, potentially, a severe drop off.Read More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Suncrest Solar on the rise, expands territory

    Suncrest Solar, a full-service provider of residential solar, announced expansion of services to Northern California, South Carolina and Utah. Suncrest’s announcement follows several months of double-digit growth, expanding more than 400 percent since 2014. “Our people are clearly energized by the mission of bringing homeowners a lower-cost electric service alternative withRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Distributed generation fee struck down in Wisconsin

    The Dane County Circuit Court in Wisconsin struck down discriminatory charges on solar customers in a verbal ruling delivered by Judge Peter Anderson. The ruling was needed to reverse the Wisconsin Public Service Commission’s December 2014 decision to add a discriminatory fee on distributed generation customers in We Energies’ territory. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine