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Tag: September October 2017 Print Issue

  • Q&A: Does your solar business have the insurance coverage it needs?

    With insurance (or the destruction of it) in the news so much lately, we figured we’d reach out to Christy Howley, solar program manager at ProSight Specialty Insurance, for some solar installation insurance advice. Recently, ProSight aligned with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) and became theRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Why sale leasebacks? How this PPA solution gets commercial solar projects financed

    An increasing number of solar developers are realizing they can use sale-leaseback financing to take advantage of tax incentives for solar installations, and in turn, reduce costs, conserve cash, increase profitability and enhance their brands. Reducing energy costs is a major consideration for many businesses and government entities because theyRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Pared-down MLPE: How Empower Micro Systems does residential solar with two SKUs

    In its early days, the U.S. residential solar market was dominated by high-volume buyers like Sunrun, Solar City and Vivint, which means they bought most of the equipment, with the remaining market being served through distribution channels. But big-time growth going forward in the residential solar segment will be drivenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • PV Pointer: Minimize truck rolls by using smart software

    We’ve all heard the expression “work smarter, not harder,” but you would be surprised how often solar installers get in a truck and roll out to a jobsite to adjust or repair something that probably could have been fixed remotely back at HQ. Many software-savvy solar installers are boning upRead More — Solar Builder magazine

  • Solving C&I Solar: How boutique financing is growing this underserved solar segment

    Boutique financiers armed with massive databases and complex algorithms are changing the way that small commercial and industrial (C&I) solar projects get financed. Typically targeting projects under 250 kW, these financiers have automated and accelerated as much of the underwriting chore as possible. The result is that old back-office costsRead More — Solar Builder magazine