Tag: Residential Solar
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Four takeaways from California NEM 3.0 remix
California is taking a new shot at designing residential solar incentives after a revision proposed in December 2021 raised the ire of nearly everyone in the solar industry and, coincidentally, almost no one at the major utilities. The critique of last year’s Net Energy Metering proposal, known as NEM 3.0, centered on concerns that the……
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California revised NEM 3.0 proposal could cut average export rates 75 percent
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) released a revised proposed decision today on solar net energy metering. Though the proposal avoids the steep solar taxes and fees the previous proposed decision laid out, this revised proposal would scale back export rates in a big way. The solar industry and clean energy supporters are still reviewing……
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How large-format solar modules disrupt off-grid design
The following article was sent by the charge controller experts at Morningstar Corp. We are hosting a Morningstar webinar on Nov. 17, covering off-grid innovations. Sign up here to join us live or to watch on-demand. The “large format” 72 cell nominal 24 V solar module has been a staple of industrial and other off-grid……
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REC N-Peak 3 Black Series for U.S. rooftop solar market now in production
REC Group has started production of the REC N-Peak 3 Black Series for the U.S. rooftop market, the third generation of its n-type TOPCon cell-based solar panels. Production is happening at REC’s Industry 4.0 manufacturing site in Singapore, with first U.S. shipments planned to arrive in January 2023. The new N-Peak has improved power density……
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Power Forward! | Solar installer strategy planning in 2023 and beyond
Solar installer business strategy is not one size fits all. On this Power Forward! we chat with Robert Wolff, VP of Strategy with BayWa r.e., about the questions solar leaders should ask of their business to best lay that strategic foundation. With the market potential in 2023 and beyond (as well as the ongoing supply……