Author Archives for Kelly Pickerel

Kelly Pickerel is editor of Solar Builder magazine. Contact her at kpickerel@benjaminmedia.com.

Articles by Kelly Pickerel

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Choose 1,000 Volts for Commercial PV Applications

By Jim Morgenson, Director of Commercial Market Development at SMA America With the evolution of UL-listed PV components, solar industry pro...

January 20, 2014
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Why We Are Moving to a Transformerless Future

By Scott Kolek, Senior Product Manager of TX Inverters & Solutions, AE Solar Energy Up until 2005, U.S. regulations dictated that all el...

January 20, 2014
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Grid Interaction is Here. Are You Ready?

Your solar training today can prepare you for the grid tomorrow. By Mark Cerasuolo To fully understand the challenges facing the “next...

January 20, 2014
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SolarCity to Launch Web-Based Financial Products

SolarCity is transforming energy delivery by making solar power more accessible and affordable than previously possible—now the c...

January 16, 2014
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OYA Solar Commissions Phase 1 of Largest Rooftop System in...

Today OYA Solar Inc., Ontario’s premiere developer of solar PV systems, announced the commissioning of its largest project with Atlas ...

January 16, 2014
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20-MW Solar Project Begins Operation Near Las Vegas

NextEra Energy Resources LLC, today announced that its subsidiary, Mountain View Solar LLC, began commercial operation of its Mountain View ...

January 16, 2014
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Trojan Battery Launches Smart Carbon Line of Batteries

To address the impact of Partial State of Charge (PSOC) on cycling batteries in renewable energy (RE), inverter backup and telecom applicati...

January 16, 2014
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San Diego YMCA Now Running on Solar Power

Premier Alliance Group Inc., a leading provider of business performance, compliance and energy management solutions, announced that its Ener...

January 15, 2014
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Enphase System Expands With New Products

Enphase Energy Inc., today announced the expansion of the Enphase System with new hardware and software products that lower solar system ins...

January 14, 2014
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Solectria Introduces New Transformerless Residential Inverter

Solectria Renewables LLC, a leading U.S. PV inverter manufacturer, the introduction of its new PVI 3800TL transformerless residential invert...

January 14, 2014
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5-kW California Solar Installation Paid Entirely in Bitcoin

GoGreenSolar.com helps customers turn alternative currency into renewable energy. This southern California-based solar solutions provider re...

January 14, 2014
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PR Firm Offers Marketing Help to Texas NABCEP Graduates

Front Page PR, www.frontpagepr.com, announced a new solar marketing, PR and social media consulting programs to help solar installation...

January 14, 2014
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Solscient Energy, Sol Systems Install 627-kW Solar Project in Indiana

Sol Systems recently announced the successful financing of a 627 kW distributed generation solar energy project in Goshen, Indiana. Sol...

January 14, 2014
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Missouri Installing 5.7-MW Solar Energy Facility

In a move demonstrating Ameren Missouri’s continued commitment to renewable and diverse sources of energy, the company is announcing t...

January 14, 2014