Key Equipment Finance provides $3 million loan for project by Community Energy
Key Equipment Finance, one of the nation’s largest bank-held equipment finance companies and an affiliate of KeyCorp (NYSE: KEY), today announced it has provided a $3 million loan for the Elizabethtown...
View ArticleEKO offers new solar pyranometer starting in April
Continuously measuring solar irradiance is key to making sure solar projects are as profitable as possible. But pyranometer sensors must be able to withstand harsh conditions and be able to communicate...
View ArticleAerocompact launches design software, AeroTool Light
With the free and unique online software, AeroTool Light, Aerocompact sets new standards and provides its customers with a tool to quickly and accurately plan ballasted PV systems on flat roofs. Using...
View ArticleRenusol America teams with Stion and Sunworks for Palm Springs Air Museum...
Renusol America, a provider of solar PV mounting solutions with systems installed across the U.S., announced that it has provided its Renusol VS mounting system, along with its frameless module clamps,...
View ArticleUsing a direct DC transfer solution to better back-up solar
Unfortunately almost all residential and light commercial solar installations need utility power to operate. Therefore they may not be able to provide power during a grid-outage when needed most....
View ArticleSolarCity to finance more than $131 Million in solar projects
SolarCity Corporation, residential and commercial solar provider in the U.S., today closed a new tax equity fund to finance over $131 million in residential, commercial and military solar projects. The...
View ArticleJ.M. Electrical and 621 Energy announce solar installation at Massachusetts...
J.M. Electrical Company, Inc., premier professionals in advanced automated building system installations, and solar developer 621 Energy announced that they have completed a 476 kilowatt (kW) solar...
View ArticleVigilant Energy Management selected for O&M services on Mid-Atlantic solar...
Vigilant Energy Management, a Maryland-based company providing comprehensive Operations and Maintenance (O&M) services for PV solar installations, has been selected by a leading energy company to...
View ArticleSunLink PowerCare awarded O&M contract for solar projects at Arizona State...
SunLink Corporation has taken on O&M responsibility for a group of tracker and rooftop solar projects installed at Arizona State University (ASU). This win for SunLink’s PowerCare program is the...
View ArticleSunnova secures investment from Energy Capital Partners
Sunnova Energy Corp. announced it has secured $300 million in equity from Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a private equity firm with over $13 billion of capital commitments. Sunnova will use the funds...
View ArticleWhat questions should you ask about solar+storage systems?
Home energy storage is getting a lot of buzz lately as homeowners begin to see increasing energy prices, changing energy tariff rates and a greater interest in energy independence. It’s prime time for...
View ArticleCanadian housing community first to install Panasonic solar+storage system
Panasonic Eco Solutions Canada Inc. announced today that LIV Communities is Canada’s first home builder to install a Panasonic Residential Solar PV + Energy Storage Solution in one of its show homes....
View ArticleICC-ES verifies that Roof Tech’s RT-[E] Mount and E Mount AIR meets code...
RT-[E] Mount and E Mount AIR manufactured by Roof Tech Inc, recently received an evaluation reportESR#3575 from ICC Evaluation Service (ICC-ES), providing evidence that the PV Mounting system with...
View ArticleHow blogging can provide better solar sales leads than telemarketing
By Erik Curren, CEO, Curren Media Group Since my marketing agency started offering a free 20-minute consultation to any solar company in the United States about a year ago, I’ve gotten the chance to...
View ArticleWebinar: Four strategies solar installers can use to reduce soft costs –...
Photo: NRG Thursday, April 28, 2016 2:00pm EST/11:00am PST With hardware costs expected to fall 41% in the next five years and EPC costs stable, solar soft costs—from permitting fees and customer...
View ArticleSolar rooftops could generate much more energy than previously estimated,...
Analysts at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have used detailed light detection and ranging (LiDAR) data for 128 cities nationwide, along with improved data analysis...
View ArticleTigo achieves UL, recognition for its TS4-R (retrofit/add on)
Tigo’s newly released TS4-R platform for the retrofit/Add-on received the North American standards ANSI/UL1741, CSA 22.2 Recognition by UL (Underwriters Laboratories), a leading global safety science...
View ArticleEaton’s aluminum DC collection system reduces PV system costs, improves...
Power management company Eaton today announced its new Crouse-Hinds series direct current (DC) collection system, designed to reduce costs and installation time in large-scale solar projects. The new...
View Article4 tips for becoming a solar installer
So you want to get a job as a solar installer, but don’t know where to begin? Here are 4 tips to help jump-start your career. 1. Learn: Before you start your solar career, you must understand a few key...
View Article7 cool solar installations at U.S. airports
It’s hard to miss the millions of solar panels installed in the United States. We’re on record to hit 16 gigawatts of solar energy production by the end of this year. Solar is everywhere! If you really...
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