Update: This article has been updated to note that Tigo is no longer a SunSpec Alliance member, as originally described, but was during the ...
Solar optimizer / RSD solution startup Enteligent has joined the SunSpec Alliance as a Contributing Member. Enteligent’s solar e...
In a few short years, the industry’s concept of a Distributed Energy Resource (DER) has morphed from an uncomplicated rooftop solar PV...
The success of widely-adopted technologies is often tied to standardization. From video formats to the Internet, and now to the energy grid,...
Every little step in residential solar project planning and design can add hours, days or more to the time that customers sit around and wai...
The MESA Standards Alliance and the SunSpec Alliance formed a new joint testing and certification program for the MESA-Device specification....
Between COVID-19 and escalating trade tensions, especially between the U.S. and China, the global supply chain is experiencing a period of u...
On May 21, 2020, the IEEE 1547.1-2020 standard was officially published, making smart inverters with standard communication interfaces the o...
Product choice has been an issue with rapid shutdown requirements since the NEC 2017 update, but that tide is starting to turn. Six addition...
As of March 20, 2020 the California Public Utilities Commission has issued an extension of the CA Rule 21 compliance deadline, pushing the d...
The Solar+ Decade is starting off as the module-level power electronics (MLPE) decade. In its most recent U.S. PV Leaderboard, Wood Mackenzi...
The SunSpec Alliance and members Doosan Gridtech, Kitu Systems, and Wivity announced the creation of the SunSpec Blockchain Work Group. The ...
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...
It’s gonna break my heart to see it blown to bits. That’s the refrain of the best song of 2019, “Blown to Bits” by C...
The Fronius Symo Advanced is the first inverter on the market to receive the official SunSpec Rapid Shutdown certification, according to the...
SunSpec Alliance, the information standards and certification organization for the Distributed Energy Resource (DER) industry, announced the...
A collaborative team published a new Application Note to help grid operators communicate with distributed energy resources (DER) and enhance...
Jan. 1, 2019, is almost upon us, which means the National Electric Code (NEC) 2017 is almost in effect. Not all jurisdictions will be up to ...
Tigo released its new TS4-F (Fire Safety) to join the current TS4 Platform of integrated and retrofit/add-on junction box covers. As the mos...
In just a few years, we will flip the calendar to a new decade. However, in a rapidly evolving industry like solar, a few years can mean sig...
