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December 17, 2018
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News colorado green bank
Colorado launches green bank clean energy fund to help achieve climate goals
December 17, 2018
News solaria power XT
Sunnova adds Solaria PowerXT modules to approved vendor list
December 17, 2018
News modular battery storage design
Design a battery bank to grow with your customers
December 17, 2018
News Baja Solar carport project
How SDC Energy is getting apartment owners to profit from the California Solar Mandate
December 14, 2018
Batteries Simpliphi commercial solar storage installation
Demand charge management tips for the commercial, industrial segment

It’s no secret that commercial energy users in every industry are seeking to reduce energy costs today and achieve long-term cost pred...

December 14, 2018
News Sol-up
Sol-Up USA named Panasonic’s Fastest Growing Installer for 2018

Panasonic ended a great year by holding their inaugural end of the year awards ceremony. Sol-Up USA was nominated by Panasonic and named the...

December 13, 2018
Projects Atlantic Blueberry solar
New Jersey blueberry farm will recoup its solar investment in...

Atlantic Blueberry in Hammonton, N.J., announced that SolarKal and their partners have completed the farm’s transition to solar energy...

December 13, 2018
Products dc-coupled
Repower your 600-volt PV plants with this Yaskawa Solectria, Alencon...

Yaskawa Solectria Solar and Alencon Systems are combining their areas of expertise to start repowering 600V PV plants. The partnership ...

December 13, 2018
News utility scale solar
Bad news: Utility-scale solar dipped in Q3 because of tariffs;...

The Section 201 solar tariffs took a toll on utility-scale solar installations in the third quarter according to the U.S. Solar Market Insig...

December 13, 2018
Batteries remote site simpliphi battery installation
Temperature considerations in battery selection

As is true with solar projects, the range of environments in which energy storage is being applied has grown and diversified significantly. ...

December 13, 2018
News energy storage funding
Here’s New York’s plan for $250 million in energy storage...

The New York Power Authority (NYPA) announced a new commitment to invest $250 million between now and 2025 to accelerate the flexibility of ...

December 12, 2018
Batteries AC or DC coupling
AC vs. DC coupling: Which is best for your application...

AC or DC coupling refers to the way in which solar panels are coupled with and interact with a battery system. A hotly debated topic among s...

December 12, 2018
News NX Flow-SepiSolar White Paper
SepiSolar says California’s NEM policy revision paves the way for...

A new SepiSolar white paper reveals the financial benefits of a pending revision to California’s net energy metering (NEM) policy. Whe...

December 11, 2018
News Energize Georgia
Energize Delaware funds solar + storage resiliency project at The...

Energize Delaware is pleased to have participated in The Jefferson School’s groundbreaking celebration for their new 141 kW solar arra...

December 11, 2018
eBOS SolarEdge
SolarEdge products ready to meet both NEC 2017 and Rule...

  SolarEdge Technologies is ready for the implementation of both NEC 2017’s revision to the PV Rapid Shutdown System (PVRSS) requ...

December 11, 2018
News energy management
New report says half of all U.S. consumers are interested...

A new report, “Consumer Platform of the Future: Industry Insider Perspectives,” looks at the current state of these digital plat...

December 11, 2018
News battery size calculation
Here’s a crash course in battery system sizing

  There are various ways to determine the size of a battery bank when designing a system. The most efficient way to size a battery bank...

December 11, 2018
Financing CleanChoice Energy
CleanChoice Energy launches community solar in Massachusetts

CleanChoice Energy, a renewable energy company that provides wind and solar energy products to customers across the country, launched CleanC...

December 10, 2018
Products NEC 2017
NEC 2017 Primer for Solar Installers: Manufacturers explain how their...

Jan. 1, 2019, is almost upon us, which means the National Electric Code (NEC) 2017 is almost in effect. Not all jurisdictions will be up to ...

December 10, 2018