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September 2017

  • Solar In 2030: Making The New SunShot Vision A Reality  The Energy Department’s solar office reaches a major milestone  and lays the foundation for research over the next decade.
    Solar In 2030: Making The New SunShot Vision A Reality The Energy Department’s solar office reaches a major milestone and lays the foundation for research over the next decade.
  • How To Create A Complete Commercial PV Design Package An engineering director offers best practices to consider in the burgeoning commercial solar segment.
    How To Create A Complete Commercial PV Design Package An engineering director offers best practices to consider in the burgeoning commercial solar segment.
  • Solar’s Effect  On Seemingly  Unrelated Industries From firefighters and code officials to real estate appraisers and developers, professionals whose jobs “touch” solar technologies are getting  solar smarter.
    Solar’s Effect On Seemingly Unrelated Industries From firefighters and code officials to real estate appraisers and developers, professionals whose jobs “touch” solar technologies are getting solar smarter.
  • Homeowners Benefit From Installer Choice A national lab compares project quotes from high- and low-volume residential installers.
    Homeowners Benefit From Installer Choice A national lab compares project quotes from high- and low-volume residential installers.
  • Aggregation,  Shared Access  And The Future Of Solar-Plus-Storage As the residential solar-plus- storage market matures, energy independence won’t be about grid defection but about benefits for both customers and utilities.
    Aggregation, Shared Access And The Future Of Solar-Plus-Storage As the residential solar-plus- storage market matures, energy independence won’t be about grid defection but about benefits for both customers and utilities.

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Sun Dial

Industry Infighting
By Joseph Bebon
While driving, I listen to NPR more than I’d like to admit. Don’t get me wrong: I still blast some metal every once in a while to maintain my waning sense of youth, but some good old-fashioned radio journalism stimulates the brain and keeps me informed. Imagine my surprise, though, when I heard an NPR [...]

Sundown

Solar Industry Stands United Against Trade Case
By Abigail Ross Hopper
Last month, hundreds of solar workers descended upon Washington, D.C., for a hearing at the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) as a show of force against Suniva and SolarWorld’s Section 201 petition. Since the petition was submitted in April, we at the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) have heard nearly universal opposition from solar companies [...]

SunShot Initiative

Solar In 2030: Making The New SunShot Vision A Reality
Solar In 2030: Making The New SunShot Vision A Reality
Solar In 2030: Making The New SunShot Vision A Reality
By Dr. Charlie Gay
In 2010, solar power was less than 0.1% of the U.S. electricity mix, and the nation was witness to a number of European countries heavily investing in solar. The U.S. Department of Energy’s SunShot Initiative was launched that same year with the objective of making the cost of solar electricity competitive with other generation sources [...]

System Design & Engineering

How To Create A Complete Commercial PV Design Package
How To Create A Complete Commercial PV Design Package
How To Create A Complete Commercial PV Design Package
By C.J. Colavito
Right now, the commercial solar segment is one of the hottest in the solar industry. Maybe it’s all the press suggesting it is finally taking off after spending years in solar purgatory. But the influx of new companies into the space has also created a gap between experts and amateurs – and in this space, [...]

Education & Training

Solar’s Effect On Seemingly Unrelated Industries
Solar’s Effect On Seemingly Unrelated Industries
Solar’s Effect On Seemingly Unrelated Industries
By Ruth Fein Revell
The sirens are cut as the truck rolls up to an involved structure fire. If you’re a firefighter first on the scene, you don’t have time to pause before you put everything you know into action. Once it’s established the house is empty, you advance toward the billowing smoke. Then the entire squad stops dead [...]

Residential Solar

Homeowners Benefit From Installer Choice
Homeowners Benefit From Installer Choice
Homeowners Benefit From Installer Choice
By Eric O’Shaughnessy & Robert Margolis
As the solar photovoltaic (PV) industry in the U.S. continues to evolve, there are a growing number of local companies that install residential PV systems and a number of emerging online platforms that make it easier for customers to obtain installation quotes. However, in 2015, 10% of the highest-volume installers – in terms of number [...]

Energy Storage

Aggregation, Shared Access And The Future Of Solar-Plus-Storage
Aggregation, Shared Access And The Future Of Solar-Plus-Storage
Aggregation, Shared Access And The Future Of Solar-Plus-Storage
By K Kaufmann
The New York Times got it wrong.   In a recent story about how Green Mountain Power (GMP) is rolling out solar-plus-storage systems in Vermont, the paper suggested the effort is noteworthy because it lets customers power their homes “entirely disconnected from the grid.” Which is true, kind of. The 5 kW Tesla Powerwall units [...]

Department

U.S. Renewables Have Come A Long Way Over The Past Decade
U.S. Renewables Have Come A Long Way Over The Past Decade
New & Noteworthy
By Joseph Bebon
In the last decade, clean energy in the U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds. Technologies that were once novelties – solar panels, wind turbines, LED light bulbs and electric cars – have become everyday parts of America’s energy landscape. According to a new report by Environment America Research and Policy Center, the U.S. generates [...]

Department

Another Pro-Solar Bill Dies In Maine
Another Pro-Solar Bill Dies In Maine
Policy Watch
By Joseph Bebon
For the second consecutive time, Maine state lawmakers narrowly failed to override the governor’s veto of compromise legislation meant to help boost rooftop solar. The first time was back in April 2016, when Gov. Paul LePage, R-Maine, vetoed a popular bill to replace Maine’s solar net energy metering (NEM) policy with a novel market-based program. [...]

Department

The Home Depot Adding Rooftop Solar Across The U.S.
The Home Depot Adding Rooftop Solar Across The U.S.
Projects & Contracts
By Joseph Bebon
The Home Depot has announced the addition of solar installations at 50 stores across the U.S. as it continues to expand its alternative energy portfolio. The home improvement specialty retailer says the roll-out will total approximately 22 MW and essentially make mini solar farms out of the selected stores’ unused rooftops. The solar installations are [...]
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