Solar construction costs dropped following pandemic, per EIA data
Since the pandemic began in 2021, module prices have continued to fall, hitting a two-year low globally in April 2023. In the first two months of 2023, average U.S. module prices were $0.36 per Wdc, down 11% quarter-over-quarter.
New website provides automated engineering stamps for residential solar
SolarLetters.com was launched to provide professional engineer stamps, structural letters, and post installation letters.
APsystems releases AC-coupled residential battery charger
Up to four batteries can be connected in parallel for up to 20 kWh storage.
Building not your average dream home
The first in the series “Not Your Average Dream Home,” which delineates how the author chose the perfect plot of land in the U.S. that is most likely to be safe for the next few decades from the risks caused by human climate disasters.
Large solar projects have no negative impact on property values, study says
A study commissioned by Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation, Advanced Power Alliance and the Solar Energy Industries Association looked at market trends near six utility-scale solar projects.
Sunrise brief: Utility-scale project updates for booming Texas solar market
Also on the rise: Toledo Solar and First Solar reach agreement in lawsuit. Massachusetts can save 4.6 million metric tons of carbon by changing solar development strategy. And more.
MIT scientists develop solar desalinator with high water output
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) researchers have developed a solar desalinator with high water output, via a multi-stage system of evaporators and condensers. It offers cost-effective solar desalination, making solar-produced drinking water cheaper than tap water for the first time.
Massachusetts can save 4.6 million metric tons of carbon by changing solar development strategy
A report from the Massachusetts Audubon Society highlights the need for alternative development strategies like rooftop solar to preserve the sequestered carbon of forests.
Toledo Solar and First Solar reach agreement in lawsuit
Details of the settlement are confidential; however, Toledo Solar announced a new investor-led Independent board of directors and leadership team.
Utility-scale project updates for booming Texas solar market
pv magazine USA shares updates on three projects in the largest solar market in the United States.
