Residential

Brooklyn Solar Canopy launches three new mounting system designs

Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:01:35 +0000

Brooklyn Solar Canopy is launching three new solar panel mounting systems: Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post. “This expansion of our product line is a direct response to our customers’ evolving needs,” said T.R. Ludwig, CEO of Brooklyn Solar Canopy and its sister company, Brooklyn SolarWorks. “With the addition of Post-Truss, Cantilever and Wood-Post mounting systems, we…

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Residential solar panel recycling drop-off locations set up in North Carolina

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:05:59 +0000

SolarPanelRecycling.com (SPR) announced it will work with national trade association Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) on a drop-off program for end-of-life residential solar panels in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. The area, home to an SPR recycling facility, is the second-largest county in North Carolina and includes the Charlotte-metro-area. This pilot program will act as a…

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Sunnova now using OpenSolar’s sales and design software

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 13:27:08 +0000

Sunnova Energy has announced a strategic partnership with OpenSolar, a software innovator empowering solar installers with its free-of-charge solar design, sales and project management platform. OpenSolar’s industry-leading design software, including its automated AI design technology, is now available within the Sunnova Catalyst dealer platform. The collaboration underscores Sunnova’s commitment to innovation, delivering cutting-edge solar and…

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Employee-owned PV contractors are reshaping company dynamics

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 13:00:57 +0000

Solar installation is a mission-driven business, and certain solar contractors take that notion a step further by also making their business operations mission-driven through employee ownership. Generally, employee ownership gives employees some monetary stake in their company through stock options, company trusts or profit sharing. Depending on the style of employee ownership, companies will have…

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QuickBOLT debuts roof penetration repair kit QuickPATCH

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 20:44:30 +0000

QuickBOLT, a solar mounting and roofing solutions provider, is launching QuickPATCH, a patent-pending product designed to address one of the most persistent challenges in the solar and roofing industries: roof holes caused by missed rafters, safety anchors, weather, age or other system installations. The QuickPATCH is a 4- by 5-in. galvanized steel patch backed by…

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SunModo rooftop solar mounts achieve UL 3741 certification

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 21:02:36 +0000

SunModo, a U.S. solar racking manufacturer, has completed the UL 3741 listing process for both its NanoRack and SMR Roof Mount systems. NanoRack is a rooftop mounting attachment and SMR Roof Mounts are a rail-based racking — both systems work on pitched rooftops. “Achieving the UL 3741 certification for our NanoRack and SMR roof mount…

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K2 Quote solar racking design program integrated with Aurora

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 19:59:15 +0000

K2 Systems, a solar mounting system solutions provider, has integrated K2 Quote directly the Aurora platform. This will let users design their racking systems entirely within Aurora, generating a bill of materials (BOM) without switching applications. By enabling permissions on the Aurora platform, users can access K2 Quote through Design Mode, choose their preferred racking…

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New sonnen VPP offers solar panels and batteries to Texans with no upfront cost

Thu, 16 Jan 2025 13:00:55 +0000

SOLRITE Energy and sonnen are launching a new virtual power plant (VPP) power purchase agreement in the ERCOT market in Texas. Under the program SOLRITE will install solar panels and sonnen batteries at eligible customer households with no upfront cost. Instead, homeowners pay a lower-than-average rate for the solar energy they produce each month, saving…

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Sunnova has built solar on more than 100,000 new homes

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 14:12:51 +0000

Sunnova Energy International‘s New Homes Business Division has installed more than 1 million solar panels on over 100,000 new-build residential single-family rooftops in markets across the United States. Through its New Homes division, Sunnova works with more than 85 leading homebuilders, helping to create homes that are more energy efficient and capable of producing and…

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Sunder Energy to offer Savant smart electrical products

Wed, 15 Jan 2025 12:25:47 +0000

Savant is partnering with energy sales and installation network Sunder Energy to expand access to Savant’s Smart Electrical Panel in the United States. Sunder will also begin offering Savant’s scalable energy storage solutions as part of a comprehensive intelligent power management system. “Savant’s groundbreaking ecosystem for easy-to-use energy management will elevate Sunder’s smart power offerings to…

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ABB acquires energy management platform Lumin

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 14:22:17 +0000

ABB has acquired Lumin, a U.S.-based responsive energy management systems company, to expand ABB’s home energy management capabilities in the North American residential sector. The acquisition follows a strategic minority investment by ABB into the company in 2023. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. “We’re excited to welcome Lumin into the ABB family…

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Solar canopies adapt to residential customer needs 2025 Trends in Solar

Mon, 06 Jan 2025 13:00:33 +0000

The size and aesthetic of solar carports and canopies are changing thanks to demand for these products in the residential market. An influx of new manufacturers producing solar canopies have scaled these structures to fit within the confines of residential properties and designed them to look closer to a pergola than the towering carports covering…

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SolarEdge closes energy storage division

Wed, 27 Nov 2024 13:08:53 +0000

Story updated Nov. 28 to include SolarEdge’s clarifying statement. Power electronics giant SolarEdge announced today it will shut down its energy storage division. This will result in the loss of 500 jobs, mostly in South Korea. The company expects to save $7.5 million this quarter with this decision. SolarEdge clarified that the affected division is…

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Maxeon to focus only on US market, will lease New Mexico building for panel manufacturing

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 13:41:10 +0000

Maxeon announced it will restructure its business to focus exclusively on the U.S. market. The global company based in Singapore will work out a deal with the parent company of its majority shareholder (TCL) to sell its European, Asian and Latin American sales and marketing. TCL will form a new unit, TCL SunPower International, for…

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New software aims to cut residential solar contract cancellations

Mon, 25 Nov 2024 14:53:40 +0000

In an industry where half of all signed contracts never make it to installation, a new technology company is helping solar installers dramatically reduce cancellation rates through automated integration and customer engagement. According to a study by NREL, contract cancellations add an average of $0.20/W to system costs, or about $1,400 per project, directly impacting…

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