Extensible Energy has launched a new partner reseller and training program for installers that are expanding into energy storage and efficiency services. Dubbed Extensible Plus, this new platform trains commercial sales and installation professionals on the sales, marketing and technical installation of DemandEx, Extensible Energy’s demand charge reduction software. “TheRead More

If you haven’t been paying attention to YouTube, it’s time to start thinking about it. The platform has over 1.9 billion monthly users and 6 out of 10 people now say they prefer online video to live TV. Each quarter, Modernize compiles and publishes what we have learned from interviewsRead More

Wave Solar, a lead generation platform built exclusively for solar installers, completed the acquisition of Solargraf’s consumer education service: MySolarInstaller.com. Solargraf is a software platform for solar installers known for its integrated financing features, mobile-friendly design, and pro quoting tools. “This acquisition will allow us to generate more homeowner leadsRead More

Extensible Energy is billing its new software as a service (SaaS) solution, DemandEx, as a “virtual battery” — an inexpensive alternative to commercial storage as a method for reducing demand charges and increasing ROI for commercial solar projects. Extensible says DemandEx easily integrates into new or existing commercial solar systemsRead More

Historically, understanding a home’s solar potential required talking to a sales consultant or compromising with one-size-fits-all online calculators. With a new web application called Design Studio, SunPower is looking to give U.S. homeowners the power to create their own solar system design automatically in seconds. In less than 30 seconds,Read More

WattzOn, a provider of utility bill data solutions, launched a new AI-powered product called SNAP to enable energy and cleantech companies to quickly capture data from utility bills. SNAP supports field sales teams by providing key data in seconds, enabling customized quotes and pricing. SNAP supports the consumer’s online on-boardingRead More

The Residential Rooftop Report for the first quarter of 2019 is now available for download. The theme is “Heating Up Sales,” and we’ve teamed up with report sponsor Aurora Solar to examine ways for residential solar installation companies to lower customer acquisition costs, close more leads and overall run aRead More

Auric Solar, a residential and commercial solar power provider, turned to Nearmap, a premium global location content provider specializing in high-resolution aerial maps, to accelerate the company’s initial assessments. The result was a more complete and accurate view of properties that led to overall better solar sales proposals. How itRead More

As we enter the holiday season, the retail industry is facing challenging times. Business Insider reported that electronics, grocery stores, department stores and drug stores are among the sectors threatened by online retailers such as Amazon. Businesses that were considered “too big to fail” such as Toys ‘R’ Us andRead More

Contractor lead generation service Modernize released its latest Modernize Homeowner Index, a quarterly research study that measures sentiment among over 2,500 U.S. homeowners. The study was created to help home improvement professionals better serve the market by providing key homeowner insights as they relate to home improvements. This new study focusesRead More