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Installing solar on stone-coated steel rooftops | The Pitch

Stone-coated steel roof example. Expanding product lines is a hot topic among solar installers these days, and it’s usually in referen...

June 19, 2023
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Video: Are microinverters cost competitive in C&I solar?

Microinverters have been a hit residential solar for how they simplify installation, provide panel level monitoring and shade mitigation and...

April 18, 2023
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Video: The case for elevated dual-axis solar trackers with Stracker...

Rooftop solar doesn’t work for all customers, and conventional ground-mount and carport solar structures don’t fit all sites and...

April 3, 2023
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The Pitch | How Tigo Pure Signal helps avoid cross...

Earlier this year, Tigo Energy enhanced its module-level power electronics with Pure Signal technology, which they say affords solar install...

November 1, 2022
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Load management ROI for a solar + storage homeowner

Load management is becoming a necessity as part of a home energy storage system. But what exactly is the return on investment for the custom...

October 26, 2022
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FranklinWH whole-home energy management system overview | The Pitch

FranklinWH is one of the newest entrants in the whole home energy storage market (and gaining a lot of traction). Its Franklin Home Power sy...

September 15, 2022
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The Pitch | AC coupling Generac generators with solar panels...

Generac debuted a dc generator to charge the battery in its dc-coupled PWRcell solar +storage system. This year, Generac is expanding the po...

August 22, 2022
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Miami-Dade County approved direct-to-deck solar mounts from SunModo, says new...

Lots of structural components influence the long-term stability of a rooftop solar racking system. On The Pitch, we zoom in on SunModo&lsquo...

July 5, 2022
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The Pitch | What Makes a Quality Solar Module?

Selecting an underperforming solar module can sink the performance and economic value of a solar project. Today on The Pitch, we get a crash...

May 23, 2022
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The Pitch | Send used solar panels to people in...

Older solar panels are often still viable, the way that old toaster you dropped off at the Goodwill is still good for somebody. There just i...

April 22, 2022
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Advantages of installing higher power dual-module microinverters

APsystems is now shipping the DS3 microinverter, which they tell us is the most powerful dual-module microinverter on the market. On this ep...

March 7, 2022
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The Pitch: Generac’s DC generator, load management device and whole-home...

Generac made three big additions to its PWRcell line of products recently. On the latest edition of The Pitch, a Solar Builder side project,...

October 28, 2021
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Off-grid battery system fall maintenance checklist

Battery systems at seasonal properties require a different level of care heading into the fall and winter months. On this edition of The Pit...

August 9, 2021
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Four residential solar mounting innovations with SunModo

Every solar site has its own challenges in terms of location, roof type and customer requests. On this episode of the Pitch, Steve Mumma, Ge...

July 12, 2021
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How (and why) to pitch service packages in off-grid solar...

In off-grid battery-based systems, the maintenance involved with traditional flooded lead-acid batteries can give installers issues. Custome...

June 14, 2021
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Attaching solar panels to decking vs. rafters with Roof Tech...

Deck attachment options for residential solar systems are gaining popularity in the U.S., and Roof Tech is one of the early trendsetters in ...

May 28, 2021
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The Pitch: Details on JinkoSolar’s Eagle TR G4 Series module...

JinkoSolar is a top solar module manufacturer with 70 GW deployed globally and 12 GW deployed in the U.S. It is targeting the U.S. residenti...

May 20, 2021
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How carbon improves flooded lead-acid batteries in off-grid solar |...

On this edition of The Pitch, we look at how applying a carbon additive in traditional flooded lead-acid batteries significantly improves th...

January 19, 2021
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How Mosaic sped credit approval, dropped solar loan payments under...

Residential solar lender Mosaic is now offering the lowest APR residential solar loan in the market – 0.99% APR for a 20-year loan and...

December 7, 2020
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The Pitch: Large-scale energy storage value drivers with SMA

Large-scale energy storage is entering a boom period. On this episode of The Pitch, we explore the key value drivers and the technology impr...

December 1, 2020
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