Tag: Residential Solar

  • Upcoming Webinar | Deep dive into Panasonic EVERVOLT Home Storage solutions

    Thursday May 9 | 2 pm EDT | Register here Join us for an exciting webinar diving deep into the world of EVERVOLT Energy Storage Systems (ESS) technology. Vikki Kumar, systems engineering manager at Panasonic North America, will discuss: Register here What’s new? Panasonic debuted the newest edition of its EVERVOLT Hybrid inverter earlier this……

  • California License Board votes to severely limit solar contractors installing batteries

    The California Contractors State License Board (CSLB) approved a new rule late last week that would prohibit licensed solar contractors from installing new battery storage capacity to existing solar systems. It also prohibits solar contractors from performing maintenance on battery storage systems — including systems they installed themselves. Those projects would now require a licensed……

  • Solar and tariffs for all: Recapping the Biden administration’s busy Earth Month

    Earth Month has been full of solarized news from the White House. First and foremost, President Joe Biden announced $7 billion in federal grants for the Solar For All program. In addition, the Biden administration announced a host of clean energy manufacturing investments, while Reuters has reported that the White House is expected to reverse……

  • Virtual power plants could really help California meet peak demand

    New research reveals virtual power plants (VPPs) could meet 15% of peak demand – 5x the existing capability – by using commercially available technologies to provide affordable and reliable power. That analysis comes via GridLab, a non-profit that provides comprehensive technical expertise to policy makers, advocates and other energy decision makers. The group’s latest report,……

  • Soligent, Sungage offer more Direct Pay resi solar savings via PowerUp

    Financing is a big challenge in the current residential solar market, so Soligent and Sungage are launching new flexible financing equipment options via PowerUp. This is an enhanced version of their Direct Pay program that will be unveiled this week at SolarCon, a North American solar networking conference hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah. “We……