Tag: Residential Solar
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Sense can now track home power quality and detect floating neutrals
Sense has introduced two new Sense Labs projects that make homes safer and more reliable. The Power Quality project tracks variations in electricity entering the home and shows voltage data in the Sense app so that users have more insight into how their home power is functioning. The Floating NeutralRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Minnesota PUC fined Xcel Energy $1 million for interconnection delays and two solar companies are to thank
The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission fined Xcel Energy $1 million for exceeding a maximum number of customer service complaints as a result of significant delays in its processing of interconnection requests for solar projects. This is a pretty big deal considering commissions historically do not hold utilities accountable for theirRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunPower expanding Residential Installation program into seven new markets
Freed from its solar panel manufacturing side after splitting from Maxeon, SunPower is looking to significantly expand its SunPower Residential Installation (SPRI) program this year. SunPower plans to launch SPRI presence in seven new markets across six states by the end of Q2 2021. In the first quarter, SunPower will launchRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Span’s Smart Panel has an Alexa integration, $20M in new funding and a vision for home energy service providers
Span launched and started shipping its smart electrical panel last year – a reinvention of an old, basic concept to better serve today’s connected, electrified, renewably powered homes. Maybe more impressive than the technology is the amount of excitement they’ve generated at the same time, coming out of the gateRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Four reasons residential solar + storage installations are surging in the U.S.
Until recently, most solar + storage systems have been out of reach of average homeowners. At first, that was because solar systems were expensive, even with the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) from the U.S. government. Then, as solar prices tumbled thanks to inexpensive imported panels, the sticking point became energyRead More — Solar Builder magazine