Distributed energy wins a spot in PGE’s resource plan
The Oregon utility said that as much as 25% of peak demand power in 2030 could come from customer-owned solar panels, batteries, and electric vehicles.
Competition is the sunshine that solar (and storage) need
For the residential solar industry in the U.S. to grow, the field of technological innovation and solution diversity must grow beyond the current market share.
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: 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.
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.
Greenskies and Vanguard complete rooftop industrial solar project
The two companies completed a 1,500-panel, 573 kW solar energy system for the Port Authority of NY & NJ.
Green roofs can boost solar panel efficiency, study finds
The improvements are believed to stem from lower temperatures on the green roof.
Brighten Haiti aims to install solar PV on 109 schools in 2022
The group takes donations of discarded but still useful solar modules and offers solar apprenticeships to provide both training and reduced-cost PV systems to schools.
Sunrise brief: An HOA rains on a family’s solar installation
Also on the rise: Polysilicon prices are forecast to continue to rise, Ample raises $160 million from investors including Shell, and growing numbers of schools are going solar.
Solar 101: Go solar, but go with your eyes open
Solar is uniquely virtuous among energy industries. But like all industries, consumers need to pay close attention to protect themselves.
