Tag: Residential Solar

  • Generac adds EV charger, integrates ecobee thermostats with standby generators

    Generac Power Systems continues to expand its home electrification / clean energy product lineup, last week debuting an electric vehicle (EV) charging system and integrating ecobee smart thermostats with Generac home standby generators. The 48A / 11.5kW Generac EV charger is a Level 2 home charger capable of charging a car battery in as little……

  • Solar financier Sunstone Credit nets $20M in Series A funding round

    Clean energy financing platform Sunstone Credit closed an oversubscribed $20 million Series A funding round last week, led by an affiliated fund of Greenbacker Capital Management LLC. Sunstone Credit financing is available through a national network of solar installer partners and says it will use the funding to hire new talent and enhance its technology……

  • Enphase demos bidirectional EV charger capabilities

    Enphase Energy reports a successful demonstration of its bidirectional EV charger enabling vehicle-to-home (V2H) and vehicle-to-grid (V2G) functionality. This product will leverage the power of its grid-forming IQ8 Microinverters and Ensemble energy management technology to integrate into Enphase home energy systems. Enphase’s bidirectional EV charger is expected to work with most EVs that support standards……

  • PG&E launches virtual power plant program with Sunrun

    Sunrun and Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) are looking to enroll up to 7,500 new and existing residential home solar and battery systems in PG&E’s service area into the new Energy Efficiency Summer Reliability Program. This is a virtual power plant (VPP) program capable of discharging 30 MW back to the grid. The VPP……

  • Seneca Solar, AEDG partnership to 55+ MW of distributed energy projects

    Seneca Solar is expanding its strategic partnership with Alternative Energy Development Group (AEDG) to develop more than 55 MW in solar energy projects with a total capital expenditure of $135 million. A developer of commercial and industrial clean energy projects, AEDG was the first partner to join Seneca Solar’s Certified Partnership Program. Seneca Solar is……