Solstice Power Technologies and Delaware River Solar (DRS) have partnered to offer NYSEG customers one-year community solar contracts without cancellation fees, marking a new milestone in U.S. solar accessibility. Community solar allows residents to enroll in a local, shared solar array and see consistent savings on their electric bill—without paying any upfront costs or making…
According to the resource website HOA-USA, there are over 351,000 homeowner associations (HOAs) in the United States, representing over 40 million households or 53% of owner-occupied households. That means the large majority of residential solar installers have had to deal with HOA rules concerning solar on certain homes. And boy, do those rules vary. Only…
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We often hear system designers complain that they can’t reduce their shading below ~1 to 2% on their ground-mount solar array, regardless of how widely they space the rows. This shade loss shows up in arrays with steeply tilted modules (30° or greater). The designer tries increasing the row spacing, and beyond a point it…
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Array Technologies CEO Ron Corio discusses the DuraTrack HZ v3 solar tracker
A call for standardized production estimates
The growth of the solar industry has been an incredible renewable energy success story, with an average annual growth rate of 59% over the last decade according to SEIA. By 2023, more than 14 GWdc of PV capacity is forecasted to be installed annually. Given an average panel size of 295 watts, that’s over 64 million…
