Tag: Residential Solar
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How to reduce truck rolls and increase home solar reliability
Contributed by Matt Powers, founder of Virtue Solar The solar industry continues to grow, and more and more aging solar systems require servicing. Each service call carries a cost for the customer, but also the solar industry. Solar customers are often promised unparalleled reliability and 25-year warranties on their equipment. But what about labor? Many……
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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……
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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……
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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……
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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,……