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Solar 101: Is my roof ready for solar?

In this series, we’ll break down the decision-making process into bite-sized pieces so you can navigate the process and feel good about your choices.

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A geospatial approach to evaluating potential solar sites

High-resolution data let the study group drill down to individual parcels in order to figure out how much land is available for solar in both optimal and preferred sites.

Hawaii lawmakers vote to slash solar credits as the state looks to prop up its budget

A Senate committee added language that would cut the renewable energy credit as part of an unrelated film tax credit bill.

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New York real estate owner marks halfway point on solar deployment project

Solar panels have been installed on 26 of the 45 buildings Zara Realty owns and manages in Queens, producing 1.3 million kWh.

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West Virginia legislators advance a solar leasing bill

The bill allows residential and commercial and industrial customers to buy electricity from a leased solar system located on their property.

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Sunrise brief: Solar is poised for record-setting growth, BNEF outlook says

Also on the rise: A report calls on DOE to do more to secure the distribution network from cyberattacks, Q CELLS claims top market share, and the National Solar Tour may be coming to a rooftop close to you.

Spruce Power and sonnen team up on residential battery retrofits and VPP projects

The companies expect the partnership to spur existing customers to add storage and join a future VPP project.

Indiana regulators slash a net metering rate, advise solar owners to buy a battery

One installer said the ruling would extend payback periods to as long as 25 years and effectively dry up new business in southwest Indiana.

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Making the numbers work for a residential energy storage system

Solar-plus-storage on residential rooftops pencils out in only a handful of markets. Here’s how the numbers work.

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Sunrise brief: Who’s adopting rooftop solar? Berkeley Lab report offers insights

Also on the rise: A community-based canopy solar project is under way in New Jersey, Mosaic securitizes a bundle of solar loans and Strata Solar rebrands as it looks to other cleantech offerings.

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