DC rooftop PV providing domestic hot water to residential building at 140 F
Domestic hot water, with a heating system powered exclusively by DC solar power, has now covered the needs of an apartment building in Linz, Austria, for a period of a year. The 14 residential units are each connected to their own 1.36 KW solar arrays.
Workforce training increases access to solar and jobs in Navajo communities
Partnership between Gallup Solar and Lightstar Renewables to double the annual number of solar installations supporting Navajo communities for the next three years, plus increase opportunities for training and certification in solar installations.
50 states of solar incentives: South Carolina
South Carolina has over 2 GW of solar installed, much of it coming online in the last five years, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association.
Solar to the rescue as part of Hurricane Fiona relief
Solar Landscape joins non-profit Let’s Share the Sun to provide solar to Puerto Rico community.
Sunrise brief: Residential solar pricing up an inch 2021, up a foot in 2022
Also on the rise: California law to require automated, instant rooftop solar permits. Strategies to maximize clean energy development while being good land stewards. And more.
Residential solar pricing up an inch 2021, up a foot in 2022
Government research suggests that residential solar prices increased by about 10¢/W in the second half of 2021, and are up 20¢/W in the first half of 2022. However, accounting for inflation, residential solar prices are flat or decreasing.
Solar Resilience: Keeping communities connected
Distributed solar energy systems can play an important role in increasing the resilience of the nation’s grid.
Solar in the U.S. is forecast to triple in five years
Capacity is expected to grow from 129 GW today to 336 GW by 2027, said the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie.
Fully operational residential microgrid will help power exhibits at RE+
One of the features on the show floor at RE+ will be a live demonstration of an operational hybrid, bi-directional microgrid.
Residential solar to add 340,000 workers in five years, says U.S. installer survey
Following the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the SolarReviews survey found that installers are ready for unprecedented growth.
