One key effect we’ve seen from the pandemic is a widespread “pause” across industries ranging from restaurants to brick-and-mortar retail. While consumers were forced to reprioritize just about every aspect of their day-to-day lives, renewable energy and the fight against climate change remained top of mind for many. We sawRead More

In off-grid battery-based systems, the maintenance involved with traditional flooded lead-acid batteries can give installers issues. Customers might not want to do it, or (maybe worse) they agree to do it but mismanage it in some way, compromising the health of the batteries. On this episode of The Pitch —Read More

The housing market is booming right now, and New York Solar Maintenance (NYSM) owner Matthew Messer says that homeowners are calling by the dozen to book a last-minute inspection before purchasing the home or after buying one. Surging local demand has led to a 200% growth in each of theRead More

BayWa r.e., a U.S. distributor of top-tier solar and energy storage components and systems, announced a partnership with GoodLeap (formerly known as Loanpal). GoodLeap is the nation’s leading point-of-sale technology platform for sustainable home solutions. This partnership adds GoodLeap into BayWa r.e.’s Split Pay financing program, which is available toRead More

Span, as you may know, wants to disrupt the electric panel and become the true hub of the modern, solar + storage-focused, all-electric smart home. It is much more than an electrical distribution box, as we’ve covered several times. It makes the installation of any solar and/or energy storage systemRead More

Extreme weather has prompted most Americans (54%) to worry more about climate change. Over the past 12 months, extreme weather––ranging from heat waves to forest fires to unexpected frigid temperatures––caused home damage or higher electricity bills for nearly half (41%) of homeowners. A new survey of more than 1,100 homeowners conducted by SenseRead More

Enphase is rolling out a new Load Control function that homeowners can manage via the Enphase app. Here, homeowners can decide what gets powered in the case of a grid outage. For installers, this removes the need for the dreaded critical loads panel during a home solar + storage installationRead More

Loanpal, a point-of-sale platform for sustainable home solutions, announced that the company has rebranded to GoodLeap. The shift to GoodLeap demonstrates the company’s growth into a broader sustainable solutions marketplace that unites business partners, consumers and financial institutions. This evolution comes as GoodLeap expands its product offerings in home improvement. SustainableRead More

Microinverter manufacturer Hoymiles Power Electrics Inc. revealed its full line-up of microinverters designed for high-power solar panels, as well as Hoymiles Gateway DTU-Pro-S, a data transfer unit featuring Sub-1Ghz wireless connectivity for greater reliability, at SNEC PV Power Expo 2021 in Shanghai, China. “Our technological breakthroughs allow us to boost theRead More

With extreme heat forecast to put strain on California’s electric grid again this summer, state power providers are turning to DERs to play a major role in providing resiliency. Leap, an energy marketplace that enables virtual power plants (VPPs), announced an expansion of its role in the state this week to provide flexibleRead More