Solar + storage systems aren’t set it and forget it. Or, they shouldn’t be at least. Homeowners and installers can utilize monitoring systems to better understand their energy usage, keep watch of their system ROI / performance and catch any potential issues before they become big problems. John Webber (#WorldWideWebber),Read More

The concept of offering operations and maintenance (O&M) to solar asset holders is not new. A host of O&M companies now provide soup-to-nuts service for commercial and utility-scale PV plants. But none of these service providers is also an inverter manufacturer, much less one that offers a 99 percent inverterRead More

We chat with Eric Hill, energy storage and systems manager at Outback Power, about what to consider when charging your battery bank (avoiding over and undercharges, understanding set points and why) and how homeowners or solar installers can monitor their batteries’ health. Solar Distancing archive Episode 3: How to sizeRead More

Solar-Log and Kitu Systems are collaborating to offer expert solar plant monitoring, control and communication solutions that meet the new California’s Rule 21 mandate. Starting on March 22, all smart inverters deployed with solar and energy storage installations in California are required to be capable of communications with the utilityRead More

O&M services provide Miller Bros Solar (MBS) is expanding into the renewable energy asset management space to offer a turnkey service for asset owners and operators. Integrating performance optimization, compliance, communication and financial management of renewable energy assets with its traditional operations and maintenance (O&M) services would reduce the financialRead More

Omnidian, a nationwide provider of solar PV system performance plans and cash-back energy guarantees, is bolstering its commercial solar operations and maintenance (O&M) capabilities by acquiring the O&M business of its partner PV Pros. Since completing this transaction, Omnidian now oversees the performance of 1,300 MW of distributed solar power capacity,Read More

  Tigo Energy announced a new addition to the add-on TS4 Platform — the TS4-A-M. This add-on module-level monitoring solution brings smart PV module technology and the highest granularity of production data to Tigo’s residential, commercial & industrial, and utility customers. With Tigo’s monitoring solution, customers can choose between PremiumRead More

Plant operators and facility managers now have real-time, remote access to their machines’ energy consumption data, with Phoenix Contact’s EMpro. This second generation of energy monitoring devices offers simple configuration and operation, so no special skills are needed to install or commission the device. The EMpro tracks energy parameters such asRead More

At the TechAdvantage conference this week, Sense is debuting its partner program for rural cooperatives. Through the program, cooperatives can offer the Sense Home Energy Monitor to their members at a significant discount and take advantage of real-time insights into energy flows at the grid edge. The Sense Home EnergyRead More

Last May, we reported on a cool new AI-based Software as a Service (SaaS) solution, DeepSolar, a diagnostic system that enables large-scale PV plant owners and operators to optimize solar assets and maximize their return on investment. DeepSolar is the brainchild of Raycatch, a PV plant diagnostic company backed by global renewableRead More