Tag: Featured
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Takeaways from the Kiwa PVEL 2024 PV Module Reliability Scorecard
A record number of PV modules have earned Top Performer status according to the 2024 edition of the Kiwa PVEL PV Module Reliability Scorecard. Kiwa PVEL is an independent lab renowned for quality and reliability testing of solar photovoltaic (PV) modules. This annual Scorecard provides the solar industry with a comprehensive resource of testing insights……
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Community solar developers look to AI to manage subscribers, advance equity
by Kari Lydersen, Energy News Network An ongoing billing snafu in ComEd territory in northern Illinois has some solar companies bracing for turbulence. When the problem is remedied, community solar subscribers will see a backlog of credits on their utility bills, but also accumulated charges for participating in the project. It’s the kind of surprise……
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The ‘situationship’ of the solar industry and electric utilities
In the ten-plus years that I’ve been in the solar energy industry, the general sentiment has been to avoid antagonizing electric utilities because we need them as partners for our very survival. Due to this mindset, many solar companies don’t call out electric utilities as direct competitors or question their monopoly status. In fact, the……
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Trends in Solar: Q&A with CEO of Sunhub
The solar industry has seen some dramatic shifts recently due to changing market conditions, new government regulations, and economic changes. As a solar trading platform, Sunhub is in the unique position of having contacts that contribute to every aspect of the solar value chain. To better understand trends in solar and the factors affecting the……
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Solar fences: Great idea or another solar freakin’ roadway?
When solar freakin’ roadways hit social media in 2014, most of us in the industry rolled our eyes so hard we pulled our extraocular muscles: Putting cells under glass crazy-thick enough to carry traffic, catching intermittent light between the cars using the road as a road, and filtering those flashes of light through road-based dirt……