DSD completes solar + storage carport design at golf course on Cape Cod

Distributed Solar Development (DSD), in partnership with the Cape and Vineyard Electric Cooperative (CVEC), has completed the installation of two carport solar canopies, totaling 1.763 MW, and a 892-kWh energy storage system at the Brewster’s…

Connecticut hotel cuts energy costs in half with solar installation

Verogy, a Hartford, Connecticut-based solar energy developer, completed a 64-kW rooftop solar energy project at Econo Lodge in Old Saybrook. Credit: Verogy Econo Lodge owns the system and will use the clean energy it produces to power its…

Eaton and Enel X partner on new Puerto Rico microgrid

Power management company Eaton and Enel X, the Enel Group’s advanced energy services business line, have announced plans for a second joint microgrid project in Puerto Rico. The projects will reduce demand on regional energy infrastructure,…

Tips for mounting solar inverters on commercial rooftops

Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. The ideal place to house string inverters on commercial rooftop solar projects is indoors…

SunPower acquires Blue Raven Solar, looks to get out of large commercial solar business

SunPower just announced it has acquired residential solar sales company Blue Raven Solar. Based in Utah, Blue Raven Solar has sales operations in 17 states. “SunPower and Blue Raven share a vision of powering the world with affordable,…

Utility-scale solar generation on track to overtake nuclear power in three years

Credit: Dominion Energy According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind) dominated…

A guide to solar panel efficiency

By Ali McBride, Aurora Solar When you think of solar panel efficiency, you’re most likely thinking about how much sunlight a given panel turns into electricity. While this is certainly an important consideration for customers choosing…

The ultimate toolkit for streamlining solar sales

By Quincy Goss, Digital Content Associate, Aurora Solar The solar industry runs on technology, whether it’s the panels you’re putting on roofs or the solutions you’re using to sell and design PV systems. The technology that helps power…

California’s C-10 solar + storage licensing requirement on hold for at least a year

Credit: PetersenDean Yesterday, the Attorney General of California filed in San Francisco Superior Court a written stipulation agreeing to voluntarily stay enforcement of the Contractor State License Board (CSLB)’s July 27 decision limiting…

California Institute of Technology adds 800 kW of solar across campus buildings

Standard Solar will own and operate a portfolio of solar systems installed on rooftops at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). The project was developed by EMCOR Services Mesa Energy. Credit: Standard Solar Eight more of Caltech’s…