Tag: commercial and industrial

  • U.S. Solar Market Q3 takeaways: Good, bad and bittersweet stats in record-breaking year

    Good: The U.S. solar industry expects to add a record 32 gigawatts (GW) of new capacity in 2023, a 52% increase from 2022, according to the U.S. Solar Market Insight Q3 2023 report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie.   Good: Solar accounted for 45 percent of all new electricity-generating capacity……

  • S-5! metal roof brackets now kitted with SnapNrack

    SnapNrack and S-5! are teaming up. The two renowned rooftop solar mounting suppliers announced a joint partnership to offer select metal roof attachments from both manufacturers as a single kitted solution. SnapNrack is partnering with S-5! to now offer installers a kitted solution with S-5! metal roof brackets and SnapNrack All Purpose L Foot attachments….…

  • Kinematics debuts industry-first complete controller and actuator for solar structure providers 

    Kinematics, a world leader in intelligent motion control, has launched Kinematics ONE, an all-in-one controller and actuator solution. The product allows solar structure OEMs to add tracking capabilities to their portfolio without the guesswork, cost and complexity of designing, integrating and acquiring the key components to enable tracker motion. The company is debuting Kinematics ONE……

  • Ohm Analytics reports DG solar market grew 6% in Q2

    The distributed generation (DG) solar market grew at 6% with just over 2 GW of installed capacity in Q2 of 2023, according to a new report by Ohm Analytics. The company provided highlights for several categories for residential and non-residential solar and storage installation. Residential solar Residential PV capacity was up 11% in Q2 with……

  • Connecticut retirement community leads charge for 732 kW solar system

    The Meadow Ridge retirement community in Redding, Connecticut, has signed an agreement with Verogy to build a 732 kW solar installation. When complete, the project will supply Meadow Ridge with more than 850,000 kWh — or nearly 20%—of its annual electricity, for an estimated savings of $7.3 million in electricity costs over the life of……