Category: Solar Sales and Services

New law says HOAs can’t prohibit solar installs in Michigan anymore Continue to Site Search Solar Power World

St. Joseph County will take a harder look at proposed solar farm projects from now on but it won’t block them altogether for a while as some people wanted. The county council Tuesday night voted unanimously for a bill requiring companies that want to build solar farms to obtain a special use zoning permit. Currently they can be built on any agriculturally zoned land. The new approval process will involve public hearings that would prevent what’s happened near North Liberty, where Houston-based Hexagon Energy has quietly reached deals with property…

OHIO COUNTY, W.Va. — A solar car made a stop in Wheeling as part of a trip from New York to LA on Wednesday. The Cannonball Sun is a group of five friends with the passion to complete the 3,100-mile journey. “We’re already super excited to have made it this far,” University of Michigan student Will Jones said. “We’ve done 2 days of driving now and a little less than 500 miles. It’s been two good challenging days through the rolling hills and mountains of Appalachia here.” The vehicle has…

EDP Renewables enters Mississippi market with 210-MW solar project Continue to Site Search Solar Power World

Consumer protection and transparency are the keys to reigniting industry growth. Josh Levine, vice president of marketing, EnergySage shares his perspective. July 10, 2024 Josh Levine The home solar industry experienced explosive growth through 2022, but along with that growth emerged misleading advertising, deceptive sales tactics, subpar outsourced installations, and predatory financing products. With this lack of transparency and accountability in industry practices, the solar industry has created a problem for itself: a crisis of trust. The path back to growth in residential solar isn’t complicated, nor is it unique…

From the Town of Wellesley: Go solar and get money back. This summer the Wellesley Municipal Light Plant (WMLP) is launching a new rebate program for residential and small commercial solar installations.  Smith Street solar panels (via Doug Gribbel) WMLP customers are eligible for a rebate of $1.20 per installed watt of solar power,  up to a maximum rebate of $12,000 for residential customers or $15,000 for commercial customers.  In addition, WMLP will credit any excess solar energy that is exported to its system at the wholesale electric supply rate. …

Adrian, MI – The Lenawee County Personnel Ways and Means Committee heard a presentation about potentially utilizing solar arrays during future renovations to current lighting systems at County buildings. Lenawee County Administrator Kim Murphy talked to WLEN News about the overall scope of the project, and highlighted the three options laid-out by the firm that the County is working with… https://dehayf5mhw1h7.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/sites/886/2024/07/10092509/kim-county-lights-and-solar-talk-7-9-24.mp3 Tune into our local and state newscasts, anytime day or night, for this story and more. Sign up for WLEN’s weekday newsletter:  Follow WLEN on social media:    #wlenradio #wlennews…

NEW YORK, July 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — The global solar central inverters market is estimated to grow by USD 3.67 billion from 2024-2028, at a CAGR of 14.99%, driven by rising investment in renewables and growing demand for clean energy technologies. However, challenges posed by alternative energy sources remain. Key market players include ABB Ltd., Delta Electronics Inc., Eaton Corp. Plc, Fimer SpA, Hitachi Ltd., Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., Infineon Technologies AG, Ingeteam Corp. S.A., OCI Co. Ltd., Shenzhen Growatt New Energy Technology Co. Ltd., Siemens AG, and others, as reported…

You may have heard stories about people being misled and fed false information by solar panel salespeople. Falling prey to these scams can end up costing you thousands of dollars.  Make sure you do your due diligence before purchasing solar panels for your home. Some sales reps may tell you that solar panels are eligible for a 30% tax credit and that time is running out to claim this credit. Not to throw “shade” on their sales tactics, the current guidelines call for the federal solar tax credit to remain…