News

Solar industry news: Mounting, inverter, PV module, tracker and energy storage trends; net metering regulation; financing, buying trends and more.

Coming soon JinkoSolar has a new 400 Wp solar module coming just for the residential solar market
Chris Crowell
March 9, 2020
Read Article
News residential rooftop report (2)
Residential Rooftop Report: A focus on new home solar business for solar installers
March 9, 2020
News Smart Bolts Image
Smart bolts to prevent over-torque are poised to expand in the next decade
March 9, 2020
News pennsylvania
Grasshopper Solar adds 278-MW solar project portfolio in Pennsylvania from Glidepath Ventures
March 9, 2020
News solar-snake-max
A Breath of Free Air: Let’s talk about above-grade cable management for large ground mounts
March 6, 2020
Policy iowa solar policy
Solar advocates in Iowa may have reached a net metering...

A proposal in Iowa, which still needs to pass in the legislature, would preserve net metering and let utilities recoup costs faster. After y...

March 5, 2020
News CS Energy commendation
CS Energy earns Safety Commendation from McGuire Air Force Base

CS Energy LLC, an integrated energy firm that designs and builds projects in solar, storage and emerging energy industries, received a comme...

March 5, 2020
Financing PosiGen solar leases
Low-income solar provider PosiGen poised to keep growing with new...

PosiGen, a residential solar and energy efficiency provider for low-to-moderate income families (LMI), nailed down a new debt facility that,...

March 5, 2020
News GAF Energy
Florida’s High Tower Roofing to start installing roof-integrated GAF Energy...

Lakeland, Florida’s High Tower Roofing became the first roofing company in its area to offer roof-integrated solar from GAF Energy for...

March 5, 2020
News Florida
Sunshine statement: Florida Public Service Commission paves way for landmark...

The Florida PSC has approved of Florida Power & Light‘s (FPL’s) new customer-driven solar energy program and tariff, which m...

March 4, 2020
News solar energy idea
Utilities need to play a bigger role incentivizing solar energy...

Renewable energy is widely considered to be an expensive, out-of-reach alternative for the average consumer. Solar power, in particular, has...

March 4, 2020
News ShopCore and Safari Energy
Safari Energy strikes deal with ShopCore Properties (and its 20...

Commercial solar developer Safari Energy announced a new partnership to develop several commercial solar projects for ShopCore Properties, a...

March 4, 2020
News OutBack Power Skybox
Solar+storage upgrade: OutBack Power releases AC coupling firmware update for...

Faced with extreme weather events and unexpected and planned power outages, flexible energy storage solutions provide solar array owners wit...

March 4, 2020
News SOLTAGE- Logo
Soltage raises debt facility for 110-MW, six-state solar portfolio via...

Independent power producer Soltage raised a $142 million senior construction-to-term credit facility with Fifth Third Bank, National Associa...

March 3, 2020
News SDC Energy Commercial Project - CA
SDC Energy launches cool investment fund to build commercial PV...

SDC Energy, a bespoke investment firm specializing in renewable investments, launched the SDSF Solar Fund IV for private investors, family o...

March 3, 2020
O&M EMpro phoenix contact
Phoenix Contact’s EMpro provides real-time, remote access to solar plant...

Plant operators and facility managers now have real-time, remote access to their machines’ energy consumption data, with Phoenix Conta...

March 3, 2020
News solar installer survey
Solar installer confidence continues to grow (along with soft costs)...

The fifth annual Solar Installer Survey from EnergySage, in partnership with the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners...

March 3, 2020
Inverters and eBOS solar builder inverter buyers guide
Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide 2020: 14 manufacturers tell us...

The Solar Builder annual Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide is a chance to check in with all of the inverter manufacturers – from t...

March 3, 2020
News sense-monitor-2
Sense Home Energy Monitor adds partner program for rural cooperatives

At the TechAdvantage conference this week, Sense is debuting its partner program for rural cooperatives. Through the program, cooperatives c...

March 2, 2020
News Bartlett Farm solar project
Dynamic Energy finishes phase 2 in Bartlett’s Farm solar site...

Bartlett’s Farm is widely known as the oldest and largest family-owned farm on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts. Seven generations of...

March 2, 2020