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Tag: 30 Day Campaign to Attack the Solar Tariff

  • Midwest Values: How to identify market opportunities outside of solar hotbeds

    Accurately calculating – Avoided cost of solar from Energy Toolbase on Vimeo. A good starting point for identifying an advantageous solar market is to look at the average retail cost of electricity. For behind-the-meter (BTM) solar projects, high retail electricity prices enable solar project economics to look more attractive. TheRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • We shift you not: A ground-mount solar system without piles

    At Intersolar North America 2017, we caught wind of a new fixed tilt ground-mount system developed by Nuance Energy, but at the booth there was no physical system on display. Instead, Founder and CEO Brian C. Boguess handed me VR goggles to look through, which now feels appropriate because itRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • How a transparent, modern grid properly values solar, DER

    Much of our Attack the Tariff campaign is focused on market-based innovations that improve the upfront costs and long-term value for a variety of solar projects. But state-based solutions and local movements often make the biggest impact. In a series of white papers this year, the Solar Energy Industries AssociationRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Degrees of Separation: How to mount commercial rooftop PV systems to maximize energy

    On commercial rooftops, design trends are all about maximizing energy density. Module selection is a huge factor there, but so are the layout and tilt decisions — figuring out the perfect shape and tilt to mount as many modules as possible without compromising their performance. Pairing the right racking systemRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solar + Sharing: Connect groups of homeowners, renters via one solar + storage network

    Brad Hansen, president and CEO of EnSync Energy Systems, believes solar + storage for the home is still “in the dark ages.” EnSync Energy Systems has built a reputation for deploying high-value distributed energy resources (DERs) in the C&I segment. So why is Hansen discussing residential solar + storage? Well,Read More — Solar Builder magazine