TRI Pointe Homes Southern California announced that its first homeowners have taken up residence at Viridian at Esencia, its new solar neighborhood located in the master-planned community of Rancho Mission Viejo. The move-in milestone comes on the heels of Viridian winning the Detached Community of the Year at the 2018 SoCal Awards presented by the…
By Tim Stocker, product manager for energy storage at SMA; and Mohamed Mostafa, head of product group, industrial & utility at SMA Integrating storage into the grid is becoming a more popular and more lucrative way to add value to PV projects as well as the electrical grid. Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables’ estimates show…
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Pop quiz: say you have a tree that is shading your array—then you make it 20 ft taller, while also moving it 20 ft farther from the roof. Are you better or worse off? It turns out that the shade losses will usually drop—and this phenomenon is one of the most commonly misunderstood factors that…
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Sunnova Energy Corporation is one of the leading residential solar and storage service providers in the U.S. The company offers a broad portfolio of solar and solar+storage offerings, including multiple PPA, lease and loan financing options designed to help solar customers find the choice that works best for them. Sunnova pairs these product offerings with…
Homeowners around the country are discovering the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly benefits of solar power for homes. Between 2006 and 2016, residential solar power installations in the United States increased by an average rate of 59% each year. One of the largest costs associated with new residential installations is the cost of the solar panels themselves. Quality, geographical location, and the…
