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Josh Kenyon and Bill Nesbitt, Core Development Group

For the 10th anniversary of the Top Solar Contractors list, we’re sharing Q&A’s with the people who make the industry run every day. Read more interviews here. How’d you get started in solar? Kenyon: I was accepted into the Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s military transition assistance program called Hiring Our Heroes Corporate Fellowship. They partnered […]

Focus on what you can control

By Vanshika Sharma Grown up in the town of Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh, Tilak Doddapaneni was intrigued towards IT while working at his father’s factory. Performing shifts at the factory, he found himself attracted to engineering. The interactions with the workers and days spent on understanding the tech field strengthened his decision to pursue it […]

New Illinois law makes it easier for HOA community members to install rooftop solar

Gov. JB Pritzker signed legislation protecting Illinoisians’ right to clean energy and access to solar power. A revision to the Homeowners’ Energy Policy Statement Act, HB 644 will guarantee homeowners’ rights to place solar on their home without major redesign requirements, while improving the timeline for approval by a homeowners’ association (HOA). “HB 644 is […]

Cisco researchers spotlight Solarmarker malware

Andrew Windsor and Chris Neal, researchers with Cisco Talos, have seen new activity from Solarmarker, a .NET-based information stealer and keylogger that they called “highly modular.” The researchers explained that the Solarmarker campaign is being conducted by “fairly sophisticated” actors focusing their energy on credential and residual information theft.  Other clues, like the targeted language […]