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SunPower buys Blue Raven Solar to sharpen its focus on residential solar

The company said it will consider options for its Commercial & Industrial Solutions business including new ownership.

Residential rooftop solar 101: From azimuth to zoning

Join the solar revolution, but do so with the most current insight on equipment, cost, and system design. Bookmark this page and refer to it often as your project moves forward.

Sunrise brief: Three big solar projects win approval in Ohio

Also on the rise: Tesla is supply batteries for energy storage projects in Arizona and New Mexico, and our series “how long does it last” looks at residential inverter technology.

Sunrise brief: NREL looks at how solar can cut its growing waste problem

Also on the rise: Dominion wants to add 1 GW of solar and energy storage in Virginia, SunPower inks an exclusive supply deal, and solar on new-build homes can shorten system payback times.

Sunpower agrees to be Toll Brothers’ exclusive California solar provider

The deal will see SunPower Equinox home solar systems installed on Toll Brothers-built houses in California, with expansion to other states a future possibility.

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Solar on new-build homes has significantly shorter payback period

A report by BloombergNEF and Schneider Electric makes the case for governments to unlock huge rooftop solar potential, citing California’s solar mandate as a shining example.

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Sunrise brief: New York’s latest community solar program is a big one

Also on the rise: PG&E faces another lawsuit over its alleged role in a major California wildfire, B&W takes a stake in a solar contractor, and the newest Tracking the Sun report offers insights into distributed solar deployment.

SMUD proposal would cut net metering credits, impose interconnection fees

The utility board also will vote on whether to end seasonal and time-based net metering credits in favor of a flat rate, while also prohibiting certain residential types from participating in virtual net energy metering.

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Price increases hit solar as trade uncertainties with China cloud growth goals

Price increases, supply chain disruptions, and a series of trade risks are threatening the U.S.’s ability to decarbonize the grid, warned SEIA president and CEO Abigail Ross Hopper.

Solar Futures Study offers a roadmap for solar to decarbonize the grid

The NREL-led study said that by 2035 the U.S. would need to quadruple its yearly solar capacity additions and provide 40% of the electricity on the grid,  on the order of 1,000 GW.

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