Schneider Electric announced a partnership with KB Home last week, one of the largest homebuilders in the United States. Schneider Electric will provide grid-to-plug innovation in KB Home’s new Sundance at Park Circle community in Valley Center, California. These homes will incorporate the Square D Energy Center and connected WiringRead More

Schneider Electric Solar announced last week that their XW Pro solar hybrid inverter is now eligible for the California’s  energy storage rebates. Customers can install the XW Pro at low cost through the Self-Generation Incentive Program (SGIP), which provides rebates to support homeowners and communities in acquiring affordable energy storageRead More

Schneider Electric and Black & Veatch jointly designed and constructed a microgrid for the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, in San Diego that has been proven to provide 100 percent capability – even in the event of power outages – across the facility’s more than 100 mission critical buildings,Read More

Our annual Solar PV Inverter Buyer’s Guide is a chance to check in with all of the inverter manufacturers – from the market leaders to the up-and-comers – to get a sense of how their technology has evolved and what new products are now available for installation. This year weRead More

As part of Consumer Electronics Show 2021 this week, Schneider Electric expanded its Wiser smart home ecosystem, furthering discussion around the smart and sustainable Home. Anchored by the Square D Energy Center, these industry-first products enable unprecedented residential insights and monitoring capabilities for homeowners to control and lower their home’sRead More

Tigo Energy received UL PVRSS (Photovoltaic Rapid Shutdown System) certifications for approximately 30 inverter models, bringing its certified inverter total to more than 200 inverters from 17 different companies. Tigo already had the largest network of certified inverters for customers to choose from and this adds even more options toRead More

Schneider Electric Solar announced InsightHome and InsightFacility last week, the newest additions to the company’s Insight Energy Management ecosystem. Both InsightHome and InsightFacility are smart edge devices that connect customers’ Schneider Electric solar and storage systems to the Insight app. InsightHome targets the residential solar and storage market globally. InsightFacilityRead More

Schneider Electric Solar launched a beefed-up solar charge controller for residential solar + storage customers this week. The Conext MPPT 100 600 Solar Charge Controller provides 25% more charging power compared to the MPPT 80 600 charge controller. The MPPT 100 allows homeowners to optimize battery charging from solar and maximizeRead More

Digital technologies have been transforming energy management with in-depth analysis to help better decision-making, and automate or control operations intelligently at a site level. Schneider Electric Solar’s latest innovation in this arena, Insight, launched last week — a powerful yet simple energy management platform for residential and commercial users. It is available throughRead More

Residential storage is a fledgling, exciting space right now for solar installers looking to diversify their services or expand. From heavy-duty deep-cycle batteries all the way to full, future-proofed energy storage systems, there are a ton of options in the market to support a variety of customer and installer needs.Read More