Category: Solar Sales and Services

WASHINGTON – For 31 straight days last summer, temperatures in Phoenix hit or topped 110 degrees, the longest such streak ever. That searing Arizona heat dehydrates crops and evaporates water the state needs to conserve. Creating shade is one way to combat the problem.

Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Potential new tariffs, stemming from a petition that seeks new antidumping and countervailing duties for some solar cell imports, could raise “U.S.-made module costs by 10 cents per watt and imported module costs by 15 cents/watt,” according to a report released Tuesday from Clean Energy Associates, commissioned by the American Council on Renewable Energy. “These higher prices implemented on top of other headwinds, including domestic factors and trade restrictions already in place and…

Here are five things to know after the St. Joseph County Council on Tuesday passed new restrictions and requirements on commercial solar farms.   How big are the solar farms that are being planned in North Liberty?  The Virginia-based company Hexagon Energy so far plans to set up solar panels on 2,300 to 2,500 acres of farmland that it would lease from local property owners, Scott Remer, senior director of development for Hexagon, said. The parcels are scattered about the North Liberty area. Collectively, they could generate 300 megawatts — enough…

Solar and battery systems provider Enphase Energy has introduced new residential and commercial products made in the United States that will help bolster the percentage of available federal tax credits available to customers installing the tech. Enphase Energy ($ENPH) is a global energy technology supplier specializing in solar and battery systems. Its sustainable tech is based on a series of microinverter-based systems that have revolutionized energy management in over 145 countries to date. The company reports it has shipped approximately 75 million micro-inverters to date, helping combine solar and battery technology to empower…

As part of the agreement, Freedom Forever will purchase assets from Meraki Solar’s portfolio, and the solar energy provider will offer subcontractor services to new and existing customers TEMECULA, Calif., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Freedom Forever, innovative residential solar energy installer, finalized an agreement to purchase assets from Meraki Solar and to be the preferred provider of services for Meraki’s existing and newly signed solar customers. Under the partnership, Solar Pros, Freedom Forever’s largest sales partner, will be the exclusive partner of Meraki’s robust sales team. The partnership underscores Freedom…

Generation The data shows continuing decrease in the amount of electricity generated by coal and an increase in the amount generated by gas, wind, and solar. This is encouraging but also frustratingly slow to me — I had really hoped for faster progress by now. Predictably the fossil fuel industries are likely funding a massive FUD (Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt) campaign on all social platforms which has had some success. My very conservative neighbors (I live in a bright red part of Wisconsin) tell me that solar panels only last…

Third-party rooftop solar leasing legal as of July 1st There is a tremendous difference financially between owning and leasing a system when you consider the lifespan of solar panels and the tax credits and benefits that would go to the leasing company.” — Matt Powers, Virtue Solar Founder RICHMOND, VA, USA, July 11, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — Virginia’s General Assembly recently passed legislation that allowed third-party rooftop solar leasing in the state as of July 1, 2024. The move is expected to allow more homeowners who previously could not afford the…

A 5.2-million-panel solar farm recently turned on in China highlights the question of what will happen to the loads of valuable metals and electronic waste when the sun-catchers go out of service decades from now. Some experts think the deluge of old panels will create a burgeoning recycling market worth $626 million by 2033, according to a Dimension Market Research report via Yahoo Finance.  To that end, researchers from China’s Wuhan and Northeastern universities have developed a more environmentally friendly way to repurpose valuable panel components, including silicon and silver.…