Countdown to 2020

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California new-build solar mandate crash course

2020 – the dawn of the Solar+ Decade – kicks off with the official launch of California’s much heralded (and controversial...

December 30, 2019
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Countdown to 2020, part VI: Time’s Up, California

This final article in our Countdown to 2020 series originally appeared in the November/December 2019 issue of Solar Builder. Subscribe here ...

November 21, 2019
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Post-California solar mandate: Two blind spots contractors need to avoid

Effective January 2020 the state of California has mandated that all new residential construction (both single-family and multifamily, three...

October 24, 2019
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Sunrun partners with Citadel Roofing to serve California’s new-build home...

Citadel Roofing & Solar, one of California’s largest and most experienced roofing and solar installers, announced its official par...

October 7, 2019
News Countdown to 2020 installment V
Countdown to California 2020, Part V: Can the solar sector...

With solar power coming to every new home, the solar sector and grid planners in California try to meet in the middle. The Countdown to 2020...

September 26, 2019
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Countdown to 2020, part IV: How California is both boosting...

California has a vision for a widespread residential solar + storage market that would ultimately supplant PV-only systems in both effective...

July 25, 2019
News Citadel-roofing solar
Citadel Roofing & Solar partners with Solar Roof Dynamics to...

Citadel Roofing & Solar, one of California’s largest and most experienced roofing and solar installers, announced a strategic part...

July 9, 2019
News BIPV Sunflare
You down with BIPV? Here’s a rundown of today’s solar...

This is a continuation of installment III in our Countdown to 2020 series, “Would you like solar with that?”. Will more solar be...

June 27, 2019
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Countdown to California 2020, part III: Would you like solar...

As we hit the halfway point in our Countdown to 2020, the residential solar market in the here and now is showing signs of stability. The re...

May 23, 2019
News Constructing a New Solar Pathway
Countdown to California 2020 part II: Constructing a new solar...

We wrapped our arms around California’s new Building Energy Efficiency standards in Installment I of the Countdown to 2020. In this in...

March 27, 2019
News solar bill of rights
Reasonable and revolutionary: We look at the Solar Bill of...

“Collaborate with the Independent System Operator” is a great phrase, one that should be heard more often in regards to a utilit...

February 28, 2019
News CALSSA
CALSSA: These five barriers keep solar + storage from max...

The California Solar and Storage Association (CALSSA) released a white paper detailing barriers that prevent customer-sited solar and storag...

January 30, 2019
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Countdown to 2020, part 1: The role solar plays in...

Installment 1: The Countdown to 2020 series is sponsored by QuickBolt. New Builds, New You Enter the Twilight Zone with me. Tomorrow, we wak...

January 24, 2019
News Baja Solar carport project
How SDC Energy is getting apartment owners to profit from...

SDC Energy, a leading provider of commercial solar financing, launched its Powering Title 24 Program with partners Baja Construction and Gri...

December 14, 2018
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Stanford researchers working on rooftop PV array that also cools...

Stanford electrical engineer Shanhui Fan wants to revolutionize energy-producing rooftop arrays. “We’ve built the first device t...

November 13, 2018
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Vivint Solar offers new fixed rate solar lease in California...

Vivint Solar, a full-service residential solar provider, launched a new fixed rate solar lease plan to expand its options for homeebuyers an...

November 5, 2018