A few months ago, Solar Power World asked its readers to provide us with photos of everyday solar installations. The goal was to show that solar power is the electricity source of the people and that it is not out of anyone’s reach. We present these photos to you now to share with the rest of the
A Homeowner’s Solar Cheat Sheet
April 25, 2013 : 4 Comments
Most consumers don’t have experience shopping for solar. It can be difficult for them to detect shady language in contracts and they may miss steps in the purchasing process. Not to mention there are so many solar installers to choose from. How do residential solar consumers know which is the best pick for them? Gigaom’s
Installation Notes: SunPower On Sunset Beach
April 12, 2013 : 5 Comments
Sunset Beach, N.C., residents James and Susan Murray are the first solar photovoltaic array owners in town. The 4.58-kW system will supply 65% of the Murrays’ energy needs and save them over a thousand dollars annually – and it achieves their goal of reducing their carbon footprint. Cape Fear Solar Systems, a Wilmington, N.C.-based residential
Twitter’s Founder Helps Parents Go Solar
April 5, 2013 : 0 Comments
At 9 a.m. Saturday, April 6, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of tech companies Twitter and Square, will join his parents, Tim and Marcia Dorsey, to celebrate the completion of a 25 kilowatt solar energy system installed on the rooftop of their downtown business, MA Tech Services. The business’s solar panel system was designed and installed
Installation Notes: NRG Energy and Unirac In Haiti
March 30, 2013 : 0 Comments
Volunteers from NRG Energy and its partners recently traveled to Haiti to help install a 52-kW solar array on the rooftops of a home for children. Unirac provided NRG Energy with a SOLARMOUNT-E mounting system for the array. The installation required an especially robust system to accommodate fierce wind loads that often bear down on
Bringing Solar Power To Affordable Family Housing In Chicago
March 13, 2013 : 0 Comments
Kyocera Solar Inc. is supplying solar modules and its MyGen Pro installation systems to VGI Energy for affordable, multi-family housing units in urban Chicago. VGI’s retrofitted buildings throughout Chicago have been outfitted with 20-kW rooftop solar arrays, providing electricity from the clean, renewable energy of the sun and contributing to VGI’s goal of achieving zero-net-energy-capable
ET Solar Completes In Cali And Colorado
March 7, 2013 : 0 Comments
ET Solar Group Corp. has completed grid connection of multiple residential PV projects using ET Solar’s new AC solar modules with integrated microinverters in California and Colorado. AC modules are particularly suitable for residential & small commercial projects where they can provide higher power yield, smart module level power monitoring, and simplified installation including “plug
Video: SolarCity and Honda Team Up To Finance Residential Solar
February 25, 2013 : 1 Comment
SolarCity and Honda have teamed up to make solar more affordable to Honda and Acura customers in the U.S. The partnership, which is aimed at addressing global climate change, establishes a $65 million investment fund to finance solar projects on the homes of Honda and Acura owners. The companies say millions of customers and hundreds
Your First Stop For Solar: Online Marketplace Connects Homeowners And Installers
February 25, 2013 : 1 Comment
While at PV America 2013 in Philadelphia, EnergySage stopped by our Solar Power World booth and told us about its interesting online marketplace. A follow-up phone call demonstrating how the platform works left me thinking that this linking of homeowner and solar installer is exactly what the residential solar industry needs. Most consumers considering a solar
Solar Speaks: An Interview With Rhone Resch and Julia Hamm at PV America, Part One
February 12, 2013 : 0 Comments
Editorial Director Frank Andorka sat down with SEIA President and CEO Rhone Resch and SEPA President and CEO Julia Hamm at the PV America event in Philadelphia last week. In a wide-ranging discussion, Resch and Hamm discussed what they’ve seen so far in 2013 for the solar industry and what may lay in store as the year continues. In Part One of the
