Tag: storage
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Aurora Solar can now size, recommend battery systems for solar customers
The battery attachment rate in residential solar projects rises by the day, and solar installers need more, simple tools for sizing and selling energy storage to new and old customers. To that end, Aurora Solar just launched a range of cool tools for solar professionals to size a battery backup systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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IHS Markit: Lithium-ion battery cell average cost to fall below $100 per kWh by 2023
The average cost of a lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cell will fall below $100 per kilowatt hour (kWh) in the next three years, according to a new analysis by IHS Markit. The average cost of a li-ion cell is expected to decline further through the end of the decade, to asRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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SunSpec Alliance teams with MESA Standards Alliance on ESS certification, testing program
The MESA Standards Alliance and the SunSpec Alliance formed a new joint testing and certification program for the MESA-Device specification. This is a strategic move for SunSpec as it allows SunSpec members to participate in “front-of-the-meter” and utility-scale applications. Vendors will now be able to receive certification via third-party authenticators,Read More — Solar Builder magazine
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Octillion, Orison aimed this smaller-scale energy storage unit right at homeowners to self-install
Octillion Power Systems of Hayward, Calif., a provider of advanced lithium-ion storage systems, worked with Orison Inc., an energy storage company based in Wyoming, to develop a compact, customized battery pack that allows home owners to self-install their own home-battery system that can either power from an existing solar PV system orRead More — Solar Builder magazine
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Generac partners with a leading Southern California solar installer
Generac Power Systems continues to establish key relationships in the solar market, announcing a partnership this week with Baker Electric Home Energy. Baker is a leading integrated home energy solutions provider — the sixth-largest residential solar installer in Southern California. Baker’s market presence and expertise in power generation, management andRead More — Solar Builder magazine